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.
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.
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 ...
Island Littered With Debris After Elon Musk’s Starship Explodes Overhead
On the British islands of Turks and Caicos, residents and tourists have been left to deal with the aftermath of SpaceX's Starship explosion, which rained down debris onto the archipelago last month.
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How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...
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Somebody Is FINALLY Doing Something About Space Junk
Earth’s orbit is turning into a high-speed scrapyard, but someone is finally stepping up to clean it. With over 32,000 pieces ...
Risk Of Falling Space Junk Hitting A Plane Is Only Increasing
Scientists predict that there are currently more than 30,000 pieces of space junk orbiting above the Earth, and some are ...