Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, according to new research.
Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...
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 ...
Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...
As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...
The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...
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 ...
As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...
On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...
You might think the odds of a piece of space junk crashing down to Planet Earth and hitting you are incredibly small - or ...
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 ...
New research shows that a pair of grand canyons were carved into the Moon's surface in barely 10 minutes when an asteroid ...