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

Scientists have just found a new way to track the uncontrolled reentry of falling space junk. As they punch into the ...

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

A growing space debris problem leads scientists to use seismic sensors to follow sonic booms from uncontrolled reentries ...

Scientists have discovered a novel method to track space debris, utilizing atmospheric sonic booms as the debris reenters Earth's atmosphere.

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.