Review the image and excerpt from "As Debris Piles Up, Americans Are Skeptical Enough Will Be Done to Limit Space Junk.”

A view of Earth from space showing the many objects in geosynchronous orbit around Earth.

As more satellites are launched into space, the probability of collisions grows. There are, however, preventive measures that could mitigate the problem. For instance, engineers are developing technology to facilitate the venting of leftover fuel, thereby averting explosions in orbit. Or, satellites could be equipped with low-tech devices, such as balloons, that would enable Earth-based operators to guide them into the atmosphere—where they would burn up—at the end of their operational lifetimes.

Before reading the article, Jaya skimmed the title and image. Jaya predicted that the author believes that little is being done to slow the amount of space junk sent into orbit. Based on information in the excerpt, what would a corrected prediction most likely look like?

Scientists are working on technological advancements that could reduce space junk.
Increasing collisions in space make it impossible to decrease the amount of space junk.
Low-tech balloons are the best solution to the buildup of excess space junk in orbit.
Space engineers are working to push space junk into the atmosphere to burn up.