Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly ...

The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...

A new paper by University of British Columbia researchers paints a stark picture of the risks of space debris on commercial ...

We've yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost ...

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 per cent each year.

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

Now, scientists have calculated the chance that falling rocket junk could enter the airspace, potentially striking an ...