There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a UBC study. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling rocket striking their plane this year.

Protecting the U.S. would require novel solutions, like orbiting missile interceptors that can destroy incoming attacks.

Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...

On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

As humanity casts its gaze further into the cosmos and fills Earth’s orbit with more satellites, space craft and debris, conversations about space policy and the development of an international ...

SpaceX's Starship might have released harmful air pollutants into the atmosphere, as well as shards of hot metal.

SPACE debris raining down on Earth is increasingly at risk of causing “catastrophic” collisions with aircraft, a damning new report has revealed. A sharp rise in the number of rocket ...

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...