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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.
Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction.
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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 ...
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...
By mapping areas where seismometers in southern California detected sonic booms, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and ...
Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.
The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.
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