And according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell, "many tons" of the debris probably fell in the ocean instead of burning ...

SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship mega rocket on its seventh test flight Thursday, successfully "catching" the first stage booster back at its firing stand but losing its new ...

The Federal Aviation Administration delayed and diverted flights as a result of the explosion so that planes weren’t caught up by the falling rocket debris. The SpaceX Starship rocket comprises ...

This means the early stages of the rocket fall on land, whereas most nations launch rockets from coastal areas, seeing stages fall into the oceans. The 3B is one of China's older workhorse rockets ...

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.

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

As the data came in, a bright fireball flying overhead revealed the source: A large piece of space junk burning up ... people being hit by falling debris. Thousands of rocket bodies are in orbit.

Three minutes and 10 seconds after liftoff, the rocket's first stage engines shut down, triggering stage separation and ignition of the two hydrogen-burning ... over and falling back to Earth ...

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. But ...