There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent study. While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft ...

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.

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

Scientists predict that there are currently more than 30,000 pieces of space junk orbiting above the Earth, and some are ...

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The FAA reported Thursday night it "briefly slowed and diverted aircraft around the area where space vehicle debris was falling. Normal operations have resumed." SpaceX confirmed the rocket ...