Elon Musk's Starlink satellite nearly crashed into European probe
Musk intends to put 12,000 satellites into the Earth`s orbit so they can provide cheap Internet to areas of the planet where broadband is rare, spotty or non-existent - a move met with criticism that there would be too much space junk in Earth`s orbit.
The two spaceships were on the other side of Earth from one another when ESA operators realised that a cosmic crash was possible, reports Metro. Image source: Reuters