There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a UBC study. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

A Japanese spacecraft has made a daring approach to a discarded rocket in Earth's orbit. The mission — undertaken by the satellite technology company Astroscale — intends to eventually remove the ...

There’s a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent UBC study. While the chance of debris hitting an ...