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.
Space debris seen burning up over West Michigan skies
A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris ...
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Space Debris Dynamics and Orbital Evolution
Space debris, often referred to as space junk, consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or disintegration events. As humanity continues to expand its ...
Streaks of Light Likely a Result of Burning Space Debris
NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of space junk in low Earth orbit, moving around our planet at speeds up to 18,000 mph. Most space debris is from human-made objects like pieces of ...
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...
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Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware
Investigators think the object, which is roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), is actually a piece of space debris, rocket leftovers that came ...
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Space Debris Removal and Servicing Missions
Space debris, often referred to as space junk, consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or disintegration of spacecraft. As the number of satellites in ...