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There are tens of thousands of pieces of space debris orbiting the Earth. We've tried a few different ways to bring them back down over the years. Plus: in Huddleston, Virginia, a giant hay sculpture of a country music legend. Meet Will-hay Nelson! 

ESA commissions world’s first space debris removal (European Space Agency)

To Clean Up Space Junk, Some People Grabbed a Net and Harpoon (Wired)

'Will-Hay Nelson' creation at Virginia farm going viral (WSET)

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