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

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...

This issue is further complicated by the deployment of massive satellite constellations by various countries. At present, there are more than 40,500 space debris objects larger than 10 cm in orbit ...

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 ...

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.

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

Learn about the alarming issue of rocket debris and its potential impact on air traffic. Discover the recent incident ...

Space debris plummeting back to Earth could be a growing problem for ... They found that high-density regions immediately around major airports have an 0.8% chance per year of being affected ...

but now they are also focusing on clearing the junk it leaves in space and on Earth. The increasing accumulation of space debris — fragments from defunct satellites, spent rocket stages ...