Risk of falling space junk impacting planes is growing, researchers warn
Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.
Can space trash hit your plane? Experts say the risk of an impact is rising
Several recent aviation incidents, including engine fires and devastating airplane accidents occurring back to back in recent ...
Falling space junk poses a growing risk to traveler safety — and could harm the economy, experts warn
The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...
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Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests
Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help regulate space debris and mining on the moon?
Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...
Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
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OMG! Too Much of Space Junk
Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...
Space junk threat: Uncontrolled falling debris reentries pose growing aviation risk
The risk of space debris falling back to Earth is increasing, prompting debates on airspace closure during reentry events to ...
Scientists warn 'falling debris' in space could threaten flights
The issue was highlighted after the SpaceX Starship mission last month, which caused debris to fall over the Atlantic Ocean ...
Rocket junk has a 1 in 4 chance per year of entering busy airspace, study suggests
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.
SpaceX's Starship junk sells for thousands after rocket explodes
Online sellers are getting high bids on exploded rocket bits that have landed in Texas and near the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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What will it take to reach zero space debris?
The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, ...