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

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

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

Regulations to monitor and control the descent of debris linked to both new launches and old satellites could save lives.

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

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.

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

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 ...

A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...

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