Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have found a way to track when and where space junk crashes on earth. FOX 13's Dave Osterberg reports.
Space debris is becoming an overwhelming problem. With operators increasingly sending satellites and other payloads to Earth’s orbit, the risk of collisions continues to increase at an alarming rate.