Most governments boast about their space exploration programmes, but now they are also focusing on clearing the junk it leaves in space and on Earth. The increasing accumulation of space debris ...

Space debris plummeting back to Earth could be a growing problem for aircraft, researchers warned in a new study. The study authors, all affiliated with Canada's University of British Columbia ...

Scientists have warned that flying debris could threaten commercial aircraft, causing "catastrophic" consequences "for decades to come". The breakthrough research discovered over 2,300 rocket ...

The risk of space debris falling back to Earth is rising. While the chances of hitting an aircraft are low, the impact could be severe. Authorities are now debating whether to close airspace ...

The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going to get worse as interplanetary traffic and commercial airline flights ...

Government red tape means it could take up to 18 months to clear the ash and debris from the charred remains of homes that were burned in the Los Angeles wildfires. A federal program will pay ...

There is a one in four chance that a rocket debris could fall into a busy flight path, according to a new study. There is very little chance that any of that space junk could actually hit a plane.

The Kenya Space Agency ruled this "an isolated case", but as commercial space activity ramps up, some experts warn that space debris poses a significant risk to us down on Earth. Now, scientists ...