For the next two weeks, heads of state from all over the world will be meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss ways of tackling the ever-present climate change issue. Strangely, there is a similar, lesser known conference taking place in Chantilly, Virginia.

The only difference is that this conference is focused on removing the 300,000+ pieces of debris in orbit around the Earth. The International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal started on December 8th and concludes today. Apparently, we have not only dirtied up our own planet, but also outer space as well!

International Space-Junk Conference