Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...
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Space debris striking passenger planes could become a deadly reality, study warns
A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.
Risk of falling space junk impacting planes is growing, researchers warn
Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.
Falling space debris could increasingly affect airline traffic, research finds
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.
Space debris is cluttering our orbit. Can falling space junk hit a plane?
A new paper by University of British Columbia researchers paints a stark picture of the risks of space debris on commercial ...
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Risk of space debris hitting planes is growing in SpaceX era
What’s more, even the smallest chunk of a rocket or satellite that’s burning up could bring a plane down – making it ...
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Space debris lights up night sky across Midwest
The bright streaks resembled a shooting star but with a much more dramatic display. Jonathan McDowell, a famed astronomer, ...
UBC researchers say space junk has increasing potential to disrupt air travel
Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...
Growing risk of ‘catastrophic’ collisions between planes and thousands of rockets ...
SPACE debris raining down on Earth is increasingly at risk of causing “catastrophic” collisions with aircraft, a damning new report has revealed. A sharp rise in the number of rocket ...
Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...
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Elon Musk putting holidaymakers at risk as exploding rockets fill atmosphere with 'space junk'
Scientists have warned that space debris from satellites from companies like Elon Musk's Space X could cause horrific consequences and the likelihood of a strike is on the rise ...
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Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is ... The rocket body ended up plummeting into the Pacific Ocean, the researchers said. The closure delayed 645 aircraft for about 30 minutes ...