Solar-Powered Observatory Monitors Space Debris

Solar-Powered Observatory Monitors Space Debris
A graphical representation of space debris in low Earth orbit, circa 1989. NASA/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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A unique observatory in the Australian outback is using FM radio waves to track the thousands of satellites orbiting above the country.

A world-first, the passive radar space observatory is tracking space debris as far as 10,000 kilometers (6214 miles) away.