In an article titled ‘Reentry and disintegration dynamics of space debris tracked using seismic data,’ published in Science this month, EPS postdoctoral fellow Dr. Benjamin Fernando outlines seismic tracking methods for monitoring the re-entry of space debris is near real-time. Read the article and the associated press releases through the links below:

• Science: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz4676
• JHU Hub: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/22/tracking-falling-space-debris/
• New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/science/space-junk-seismographs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
• Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sonic-booms-can-protect-earth-from-dangerous-space-junk/
• Baltimore Sun: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/22/shot-spotter-for-space-debris/

Congratulations, Dr. Fernando!