US EditionSonic Booms and Earthquake Sensors Can Help Researchers Track Space Junk as It Plummets to Earth
Using 125 seismic stations, researchers tracked the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft’s breakup and trajectory in near real time, improving debris impact predictions during reentry.
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Earthquake Sensors Have Found A Second Job: Space Junk Detectors
Seismometers designed to detect earthquakes can now track falling space debris through atmospheric reentry, revealing how spacecraft break apart in real time. The post Earthquake Sensors Have Found A Second Job: Space Junk Detectors appeared first on StudyFinds.
Every day satellites enter the atmosphere – partly with toxic or radioactive substances.The search for debris is difficult.The trajectory could be well calculatedOver 10,000 active satellites are currently orbiting the Earth – by the end of the decade their number could increase to three to ten times, thus increasing the number of satellites falling to Earth due to malfunctions or the scheduled end of their operating time.
At least three large pieces of space debris – old satellites and spent rocket stages – fall back to Earth every day, but until now, researchers have had only limited ability to track where these potentially dangerous objects hit the ground.
Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms - WXXV News 25
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms. Scientists reported Thursday that seismic readings from sonic booms that were generated when a discarded module from a Chinese crew capsule reentered over Southern California in 2024 allowed them to place the object’s path nearly 20 miles (30 ki…
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