UAF scientist pioneers anti-collision systems for space

In Alaska we understand how forecasting weather is important. But it turns out, in space, it plays a critical role as well. A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is helping satellite jockeys avoid collisions.
A digital rendering of “space junk” by Miguel Soares, 2001, 3D animation. Accessed via Wikimedia Creative Commons.
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UAF space physicist Mark Conde has helped develop instruments to measure winds and temperature 100 miles above the Earth. Conde says as rarefied