Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better ...
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...
As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...
Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...
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Now we can track space junk as it falls to Earth
Seismometers - equipment designed to pinpoint earthquakes - are now being used to track the thousands of pieces of human-made ...
By mapping areas where seismometers in southern California detected sonic booms, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and ...
Falling satellites and large orbital debris create massive sonic booms and scientists are using them to track dangerous space ...
Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.
Cutting space-tracking efforts risks collisions — and U.S. leadership in commercializing outer space. September 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDTToday at 7:00 a.m. EDT ...
A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...
Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, speaks Sept. 17 at the 2025 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference. Credit: AMOS livestream WASHINGTON — The top ...
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