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

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 ...

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 ...

There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent study. While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft ...

the experts warn that there are already 2,300 rocket bodies orbiting earth just waiting to fall back in an uncontrolled manner. Space junk like this poses a real risk to air travel due to the ...

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 ...

The skies in Southern Wisconsin were lit up last night as people reached out to us about the fiery streaks in the sky.

Increasingly crowded orbits full of satellites and debris pose potential hazards for services on Earth, and need regulation.

Now, scientists have calculated the chance that falling rocket junk could enter ... launched by rockets into space, large chunks of the spacecraft are often left orbiting the Earth.

The American Astronomical Society is calling on all nations to ban advertising in space that can be seen from the ground. Their concern is that "obtrusive ...