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 ...

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Researchers who have done the math say the risk of debris from rockets hitting aircraft, while still low, is only going to ...

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.

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to ...

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