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

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...

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

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

The issue was highlighted after the SpaceX Starship mission last month, which caused debris to fall over the Atlantic Ocean ...

People across southern Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, reported seeing a bright streak of matter shooting across the sky ...

There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a UBC study. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

SPACE debris raining down on Earth is increasingly at risk of causing “catastrophic” collisions with aircraft, a damning new report has revealed. A sharp rise in the number of rocket ...

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

Space belongs to no-one, yet many nations and private entities now plan to lay their claim on its resources. The use of space is poorly regulated by laws or enforceable regulations, which makes ...

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

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