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

The study published on Nature.com highlights the threat growing space exploration can cause humanity back on Earth ...

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

Scientists have identified a new threat that could disrupt the commercial airspace as at least three deadly crashes have ...

We've yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost ...

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 per cent each year.

Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...

It is estimated that more than 2,300 rocket bodies remain in orbit around the Earth. There are precedents for space junk disrupting air travel. In 2022, for example, a falling 20-tonne fragment of ...

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

A new study warns that as more rockets are launched into space, more debris will be left in Earth's orbit, which could result ...