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Scientists tracked falling space junk by listening for the sonic boom it made as it tore through the atmosphere. It could be a way to better monitor objects from space as the number of satellites skyrockets.


Space debris falling back through the atmosphere could be tracked – by spotting the sonic booms as the junk rips through the sky.

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