Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly ...

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

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

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

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

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

Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed global air traffic patterns against the projected re-entry paths of uncontrolled space debris.

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...

Scientists have raised concerns over the increasing amount of space debris, warning that it could pose a threat to commercial ...

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

Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...

B.C. researchers have found there is a 26 per cent chance space junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy ...