Was that an earthquake? Nope, it was falling space junk.
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
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Trump Asks SpaceX to ‘Go Get’ Starliner Astronauts
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is already scheduled to return the astronauts under a plan announced by NASA in August.
Astronomers discover asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.
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Could a meteorite hit you? How often they fall to Earth, according to experts
While it is possible that someone could be hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are extraordinarily slim, and the vast majority are tiny pieces that wouldn't have much of ...
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Mysterious half tonne metal ring crash lands on Earth as experts sound the alarm over growing ‘space junk’
The Kenyan Space Agency said "secured the area and retrieved the debris ... ISS crashed two floors into a Florida man's home. Homeowner Alejandro Otero claimed the cylindrical object nearly hit ...
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Kenya investigating mysterious fallen space debris
Past examples of man-made human space debris hitting Earth include part of ... NASA faced a lawsuit from an American family whose Florida home was hit by a piece of falling metal.
Doorbell cam catches a meteorite fall. How often does it happen, and could one hit you?
One Alabama woman was rudely awoken from a nap in 1954 when a meteorite came through her roof and hit her, leaving a big ...