Space debris is a real hazard to life on Earth, a physics expert has warned, highlighting the dangers of falling space junk ...

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

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

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

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 ...

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

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.

With launches increasing every year, so too, do the risks of junk plummeting to Earth. While the risk of hitting someone on the ground remains at a relatively low 3 percent, more frequent launches ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space, according to new research. While the probability of space junk striking an ...

It’s easy to imagine the area around Earth being so incredibly large that ... a collision would create a whole bunch of additional space junk that could pose a major problem for future missions.

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 ...

Pending international discussions on space traffic management, space debris removal, and limiting so-called space junk in Earth orbit could ... activities in and around moon orbits do not include ...