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 America — including southwest B.C.

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

You might think the odds of a piece of space junk crashing down to Planet Earth and hitting you are incredibly small - or ...

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...

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

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling rocket striking their plane this year.

Space debris is a real hazard to life on Earth, a physics expert has warned, highlighting the dangers of falling space junk ...

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

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is already scheduled to return the astronauts under a plan announced by NASA in August.

A Canadian man narrowly avoided being struck by a meteorite ... sued NASA last year after space junk from a pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station flew through the roof ...

Joe Velaidum of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island narrowly avoided a collision with an incoming meteorite at his home in ...

While it is possible that someone could be hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are extraordinarily slim, and the vast majority are tiny pieces that wouldn't have much of ...