<ul><li>Scientists are using infrasound to detect and track falling meteoroids and space debris, as presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly.</li><li>Infrasound, a type of low-frequency sound, is produced when meteoroids or space debris break apart and create shock waves known as bolides.</li><li>Elizabeth Silber from Sandia National Laboratories studied infrasound signals to reveal the paths of objects entering Earth’s atmosphere, using data from infrasound stations.</li><li>Infrasound can reliably track objects entering the atmosphere steeply, but faces challenges in tracking objects entering more horizontally, highlighting the importance of improving monitoring for space debris.</li></ul>

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