Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...
Space debris is cluttering our orbit. Can falling space junk hit a plane?
A new paper by University of British Columbia researchers paints a stark picture of the risks of space debris on commercial ...
Falling space debris could increasingly affect airline traffic, research finds
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.
UBC researchers say space junk has increasing potential to disrupt air travel
Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...
Space.com18 天
Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour ...
including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station. It was the second time the pair have embarked on a spacewalk. Their previous EVA ...
Richmond News2 天
Falling space junk poses growing threat to aviation, warns B.C. researcher
The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North ...
The runaway debris threat to space technology | FT Tech
Our exploitation and exploration of space has left 13,000 tonnes of junk orbiting Earth. Defunct craft and larger pieces of debris are also colliding, adding to the millions of smaller fragments which ...
Daily Express24 天
Space junk 'in the millions' hurtling at 18,000mph poses 'genuine threat to life'
He said: “While the probability of being hit by a falling piece of space debris is very low currently, with over 36,000 objects (and rising) bigger than a phone in orbit the probabilities will ...
CBS News4 天
Risk of falling space junk impacting planes is growing, researchers warn
Space debris plummeting back to Earth could be a growing problem for aircraft, researchers warned in a new study. The study authors, all affiliated with Canada's University of British Columbia ...
The Mirror24 天
Space junk 'in the millions' could cause 'genuine threat' to life on Earth
He explained: "While the probability of being hit by a falling piece of space debris is very low currently, with over 36,000 objects (and rising) bigger than a phone in orbit the probabilities ...
Phys.org6 天
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help regulate space debris and mining on the moon?
But this is only one possible precedent that could reshape the future of space. Pending international discussions on space traffic management, space debris removal, and limiting so-called space ...