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

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

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

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

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

There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, ...

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 ...

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

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the first-ever removal of an item of space debris from orbit," according to ESA. C ...