At any given moment, thousands of pieces of space debris orbit Earth, and some are heading back toward us. According to new research from the University of British Columbia, there’s a 26% annual ...

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 study. While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft ...

While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so ...

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.

The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...

Pic: AP/Eric Gay Image: SpaceX's rocket and booster separate during a test flight launched from Texas. Pic: AP/Eric Gay "It was great to see a booster come down, but we are obviously bummed out ...

Blue Origin has just released a video recap (above) of last week’s successful maiden launch of its heavy-lift rocket ... and flight computer. While the main goal of reaching orbit was ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back ...

BOCA CHICA, Texas (KVEO/NEXSTAR) — SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, catching the booster back at the pad but losing contact with the ascending spacecraft as ...

SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket has stumbled on the road to commercial use. On Thursday, it unexpectedly dropped out of communications ... "We were just coming up to the end of that ascent burn ...

TL;DR: SpaceX completed its 7th test flight of Starship, the world's largest rocket, from Starbase ... a couple of the engines dropped out, and then shortly thereafter, we lost communication ...

“It successfully separated from the Super Heavy booster, but during that ascent phase, a couple of the engines dropped out, and then ... and an improved flight computer, this flight featured ...