Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.
Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...
When Sir Keir Starmer left for Beijing earlier this week, he probably didn’t imagine that a Chinese rocket would be threatening Britain within days.
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...
Earthquake sensors are giving scientists a new way to track space junk as it falls back to Earth.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can ...
As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...
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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Scientists finally find a way to track space junk before it hits people on Earth
Networks of seismometers pick up on vibrations of debris to map their trajectory on Earth.
Elon Musk has revealed SpaceX’s newly launched initiative “Stargaze”, aiming to protect space and low Earth orbit. Taking to X, the CEO of the aerospace company ...
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power. The surge has strained data infrastructure, which requires lots of electricity to ...
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From space to the seabed, critical infrastructure is becoming more vulnerable, experts warn: 'People don't realize how dependent we are'
"We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done." ...
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