I Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth

L ast February, debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set the skies of Europe ablaze before crashing down to Earth in Poland, ...
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Earthquake sensors can hear space junk falling to Earth

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments ...
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Earthquake Sensors Detect Sonic Booms From Incoming Space Junk

Scientists have just found a new way to track the uncontrolled reentry of falling space junk. As they punch into the ...
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Earth's Space Junk Problem Got Even Worse In 2024, ESA Reports

Earth's space junk problem isn't just growing—it's accelerating. According to the European Space Agency's latest Space Environment Report, 2024 saw some of the largest debris-generating events in ...

Seismometer networks could track space junk as it falls to Earth

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...
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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts ...
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What is Kessler Syndrome and the potential consequences for Earth of growing space debris?

Space objects in orbit total more than 13,000 tons as of September 2024 International Space Station performed 39 debris avoidance maneuvers since 1999 European Space Agency aims to nearly eliminate ...
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Debris from out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to crash into Earth this weekend

BEIJING -- The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not unprecedented situation. Space debris has crashed ...