Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.

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

Neither is keen to foot the extra costs. Also, like managing the amount of space junk, there are no binding, enforceable agreements. International terms would even the competitive playing field. “If ...

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

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's atmosphere can create a collision risk with aircraft in flight.

And the rocket fell. It was “one of the largest pieces of debris re-entering in the near past,” EU Space Surveillance and Tracking said at the time. Spain closed part of its airspace along the ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space, according to new research. While the probability of space junk striking an ...