Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed global air traffic patterns against the projected re-entry paths ...

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

The study published on Nature.com highlights the threat growing space exploration can cause humanity back on Earth ...

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

With the increase in deployment of satellites, like SpaceX's Starlink, and more planes flying in the sky, the risk of such a ...

Ottawa,SANA-The risk of Space Junk Hitting planes is rising in the Era of SpaceX, According to a new study The researchers ...

had a 26 percent annual chance of seeing a rocket debris re-entry. The team have also estimated the annual odds of a direct—and likely devastating—impact between a falling piece of space junk ...

Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...

Places like Vancouver, Seattle and the Eastern seaboard had about a 25% chance each year of being disrupted by re-entry of space debris, the paper found. Officials will be able to use that data to ...

Scientists have identified a new threat that could disrupt the commercial airspace as at least three deadly crashes have ...