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 ...

Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...

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

By mapping areas where seismometers in southern California detected sonic booms, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and ...

Central Coast residents report hearing "aggressive" sonic boom from a SpaceX rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday morning.

In A Nutshell Thousands of existing seismic stations worldwide can now help locate falling satellites before hazardous ...

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