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“Colliding Space Junk Makes ‘Noise’ That Could Be Heard from Earth”

Posted on December 12, 2023 (February 22, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Nilton O. Renno, professor at U-M Climate and Space and U-M Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, were featured in “Colliding space junk makes ‘noise’ that could be heard from Earth” for Space.com | December 12, 2023

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