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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/irrelevantappelation on 2023-11-02 02:13:25.

Original Title: Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem: Dubbed an electrostatic tractor scientists are developing this technology with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit