Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...

Networks of seismometers pick up on vibrations of debris to map their trajectory on Earth.

As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...

Falling satellites and large orbital debris create massive sonic booms and scientists are using them to track dangerous space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can ...

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 ...

Cutting space-tracking efforts risks collisions — and U.S. leadership in commercializing outer space. September 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDTToday at 7:00 a.m. EDT ...

WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace, a company that specializes in tracking satellites and analyzing orbital data, is seeking to expand internationally with a new service that allows countries to build ...

As of August 2024, there were reportedly more than 700 unidentified objects in the Space-Track catalogue maintained by the 18th Space Defense Squadron. These are not alien spacecraft or mysterious ...

As it continues to build and field its nascent constellation, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected four companies—L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab—to ...