A string of SpaceX StarLink satellites passes over an old stone house near Florence, Kansas, on May 6, 2021. Scientists reported that seismic readings from sonic booms that were generated when a discarded module from a Chinese crew capsule reentered over Southern California in 2024 allowed them to place the object's path nearly 20 miles (30km) farther south than radar had predicted from orbit. — AP
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms.
Scientists reported on Jan 22 that seismic readings from sonic booms that were generated when a discarded module from a Chinese crew capsule reentered over Southern California in 2024 allowed them to place the object's path nearly 20 miles (30 kilometers) farther south than radar had predicted from orbit.
