Scientists Successfully Monitor High-Altitude Space Junk Using Radio Telescopes

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28 July 2026 at 11:30 pm

Scientists Successfully Monitor High-Altitude Space Junk Using Radio Telescopes

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Scientists have successfully used radio telescopes, including the one at Jodrell Bank in the U.K., to track high-altitude space debris in geostationary orbit, a feat previously difficult to achieve. This international project, called Long Baseline Multistatic Radar (LBMR), marks the first time such a method has been demonstrated, offering a new way to monitor the growing problem of space junk.

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