Kessler Syndrome, also known as the Kessler effect; CollisionalWaterfall; or Ablation Cascade, is the product of the abundance of space debris in LEO (Low Earth Orbit). The Kessler effect was suggested by NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler, giving the effect its name. Kessler proposed this theory in 1978, in a paper titled "Collision Frequency of Artificial Satellites: The Creation of a Debris Belt." The effect proved to be consistent/true, essentially giving Kessler his reputation among his NASA colleagues and in the scientific community at large. The Kessler effect, when debris in LEO comes into contact with other debris, this impact creates smaller pieces of debris that collide with smaller pieces and so on. This effect increases exponentially throughout LEO, so it is very difficult to keep the problem under control. This issue is important because space exploration/technology is the future and because Kessler syndrome is increasing so rapidly that it could leave us “stranded” on Earth, making space travel impossible for hundreds of years. The whole world is affected by this problem; this is because if the situation gets out of hand no one will be able to leave the planet, satellite technology will be obsolete and the future of space exploration will end. If no one is able to leave the planet, we will not be able to solve the problem. If satellites become obsolete, telephones won't work, television won't work, international trade will stop, basically the world we live in will never be the same again. People don't realize the importance of satellites in our daily lives. If all our systems collapsed, the whole world would be in panic. That would basically be the reality of the Y2K alarm. Natural astronomical debris is part of... middle of the paper... could be out there, the almost infinite amount of distant things in the universe and even discoveries made in our solar system. The downside is that I don't like the intense level of arithmetic involved in discovering new information about what's out there, I'd much rather just learn from a scientist or someone who knows the facts about astronomy. Works Cited "Kessler Syndrome". Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 13, 2013. Web. December 4, 2013. “Space Debris.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 12, 2013. Web. December 5, 2013. "Donald J. Kessler." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 August 2013. Web. 5 December 2013. "How to locate satellites." Space.com. Np, nd Web. 5 December. 2013. .