they were also able to detect atmospheric disturbances created by a Space Falcon 9 rocket reentry. "The phenomenon is highly repeatable," said Michael Nayak, AtmoSense program manager, in a DARPA ...

The team detected unusual disturbances linked to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plummeting through the atmosphere during reentry. AtmoSense aims to use the atmosphere as a global sensor by measuring ...

While testing a new system, DARPA unintentionally created a "rocket radar" that can detect objects reentering Earth's atmosphere.

DARPA’s AtmoSense program seeks to use Earth ... After analyzing the data, the team was able to trace the disturbance to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry that took place on the same day ...

In 2024, DARPA conducted two field tests in New Mexico ... They realized the drop in electron content correlated to a Falcon 9 rocket reentering on the same day as the controlled New Mexico ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — which has been known to fund the development of sci-fi-sounding ideas like flying aircraft carriers or massive streetlights on the Moon ...

they were also able to detect atmospheric disturbances created by a Space Falcon 9 rocket reentry. "The phenomenon is highly repeatable," said Michael Nayak, AtmoSense program manager, in a DARPA ...