A rocket launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX exploded and rained dangerous debris over a wide area, forcing a pause in air traffic and disrupting the lives of thousands as their travel plans were delayed.

In their study, the researchers used data on rocket junk re-entries and flights on the busiest day in 2023 to calculate the risk to airspaces with various air traffic densities. Regions with 10 ...

raining debris and disrupting air traffic at airports from Florida to Pennsylvania. It was the second consecutive test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built where the upper-stage ...