Space junk streaked through the sky throughout Wisconsin Tuesday night, putting on a show for anybody lucky enough to see it. Local 5 News received pictures ...

Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There are more than 30,000 hunks of junk floating above Earth. Illustration: NASA Falling space junk has already disrupted air travel this year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed global air traffic patterns against the projected re-entry paths ...

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 ...

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 ...