
Possible space junk found near Western Australian mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirming the object was not from a commercial aircraft.
ABC NewsA little hero plasma wave tracking satellite that you've never heard of - launched for space storms, staying for the space junk. "Currently, the U of C device is the only satellite in low orbit that can measure this data due to its radio receiver and the elliptical orbit it travels on"
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How a University of Calgary satellite is helping the effort to dodge space debris | CBC News
As Earth's orbit becomes populated with more crafts and devices, researchers are looking for ways to detect and track potentially dangerous debris that could pierce satellites and space stations.
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