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Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms

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Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tracking their sonic booms. Scientists reported Thursday that seismic readings from sonic booms that were generated when a discarded module from a Chinese crew capsule re-entered Southern California … Read more

China Launches Emergency Mission to its Space Station, putting NASA to shame

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China Launches Emergency Mission to its Space Station, putting NASA to shame

Earlier this month, the China Manned Space Agency was forced to delay the return of three astronauts from its Tiangong space station after they discovered “small cracks” in the window of their return capsule, likely from a space debris strike. Instead of using the damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, which remains docked at the station, the crew … Read more