Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Detecting Space-Debris Bullets, by Paul A. Bernhardt – Science for Alaska
Space debris in low Earth orbit threatens the operational safety of satellites and spacecraft. NASA tracks over 27 thousand pieces, yet many are too small to detect – until now. Paul A. Bernardt, research professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, explains how scientists of University of Alaska and University of Calgary have devised a technique to locate previously undetectable debris.
Bernhardt presented the talk “Detecting Space-Debris Bullets" on Feb. 7, 2023, in Fairbanks, Alaska, and virtually as part of the 31st annual Science For Alaska talk series. For more information and talk summary: https://www.gi.alaska.edu/events/science-alaska-lecture-series/5140
Science for Alaska is sponsored by the Triplehorn family, Lifewater Engineering, Vic and Vicki Weinstein, Alaska EPSCoR, and the UAF Geophysical Institute.
Filmed by UAF Geophysical Institute staff: Daniel Walker, JR Ancheta, and Eric Marshall.
Detecting Space-Debris Bullets, by Paul A. Bernhardt – Science for Alaska
Space debris in low Earth orbit threatens the operational safety of satellites and spacecraft. NASA tracks over 27 thousand pieces, yet many are too small to detect – until now. Paul A. Bernardt, research professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, explains how scientists of University of Alaska and University of Calgary have devised a technique to locate previously undetectable debris.
Bernhardt presented the talk “Detecting Space-Debris Bullets" on Feb. 7, 2023, in Fairbanks, Alaska, and virtually as part of the 31st annual Science For Alaska talk series. For more information and talk summary: https://www.gi.alaska.edu/events/science-alaska-lecture-series/5140
Science for Alaska is sponsored by the Triplehorn family, Lifewater Engineering, Vic and Vicki Weinstein, Alaska EPSCoR, and the UAF Geophysical Institute.
Filmed by UAF Geophysical Institute staff: Daniel Walker, JR Ancheta, and Eric Marshall.
