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

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling ...

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.

That's good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this ...