Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.

More than 120 seismometers detected sonic booms from space debris and enabled its fall to be tracked with unprecedented ...

CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, announced today a follow-on subcontract from Advanced Space to support Phase 2 of ...

However, tracking falling debris in an effort to mitigate its impact is complicated because space junk can deorbit suddenly as it travels at speeds up to 18,000 miles per hour. Current methods to ...

It’s one extraordinary thing to launch the product of mankind’s brilliant minds into the cosmos, but it’s another to keep track of it long after the mission ends. We’ve explored before how important ...

Proof-of-principle experiment resolved the shock waves produced by the Shenzhou-15 module when it re-entered the atmosphere ...

A Russian anti-satellite missile test destroyed the defunct COSMOS 1408 satellite, generating more than 1,500 pieces of ...

Researchers present a novel way to track errant space debris as it falls to Earth in near-real-time, according to a new study. Their method uses ground-based seismic sensors. Over the last several ...

Scientists created a large open database that uses light patterns to help satellites detect plastic in oceans more accurately from space.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Space junk falling out of orbit can be a threat -- now scientists say they have found a new way to track it as it speeds through ...