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

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

A new study highlights the growing danger of falling space debris striking a passenger airplane or other aircraft. While such an incident hasn’t occurred yet, the potential consequences could be ...

NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On ...

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

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

Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...

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