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

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.

Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling rocket striking their plane this year.

Starlink is a satellite network developed by SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. As of January 2024, there were close to 7,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. SpaceX plans to ...

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

As space launches increase and the number of spacecraft reentries rises, experts are growing more concerned about the ...

Uncontrolled space debris entering the Earth's atmosphere has become a rising concern, with potential risks to aircraft. The ...

European startup Atmos Space Cargo has received the regulatory approvals it needs for its first mission to demonstrate reentry technologies.