Australian Antenna to Keep an Eye on Space Junk

Australian Antenna to Keep an Eye on Space Junk
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A 7.3m (23.95 foot) antenna in rural Tasmania, dubbed the southernmost of its kind, will boost the tracking of satellites and help keep them safe from space debris.

The $2 million (US$1.4 million) communications antenna was on Tuesday unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Greenhill Observatory, about 70 km north of Hobart.

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