Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for tracking space debris with centimeter-level accuracy, improving space ...

More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ranging.

There are currently about 40,000 pieces of space debris objects with a size of more ... Together with the Satellite Laser Ranging Station of the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Space Research ...

More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding ... Researchers at TU Graz have achieved both using satellite laser ranging The Satellite Laser ...

Scientists are using laser-based tracking and gravity data to improve how we monitor both satellites and space debris. By blending these methods, they can now predict orbits more precisely and gather ...

Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is ...

30 blue whales of space junk The amount of debris in orbit around Earth is increasing rapidly. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are more than 40,000 pieces larger than 10cm in orbit ...