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

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

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

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

A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter ...

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

R esearchers are raising alarms about the growing threat of space debris to airplanes. According to a recent study published ...

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.

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

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

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

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