On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris ...

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 ...

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 ...

And the rocket fell. It was “one of the largest pieces of debris re-entering in the near past,” EU Space Surveillance and Tracking said at the time. Spain closed part of its airspace along the ...

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 ...

Air traffic controllers now have something new to worry about: space junk. A report warns the risk of parts left over from a launch rocket or other debris plummeting into global flight paths is now 26 ...

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's atmosphere can create a collision risk with aircraft in flight.

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space, according to new research. While the probability of space junk striking an ...

Pending international discussions on space traffic management, space debris removal, and limiting so-called space junk in Earth orbit could help to stop space debris orbiting the moon and Mars.