The debris field shown in the image is an artist's impression based on actual data. However the image does not show debris items in their actual size or density. Note: The debris objects shown in the images are an artist's impression based on actual density data. However, the debris objects are shown at an eggagerated size to make them visible at the scale shown.
The sheer sight of that simulated model makes me wonder if you're being sarcastic, but the story doesn't say whether it's a simulation or just made up.
He's joking. We don't have satellites the size of entire cities. If this were to scale, it would look exactly like the pictures of earth we are used to seeing with nothing but black surrounding it.
There's a lot of space debris, but there's a whole heck of a lot more "space."
