B.C. researchers have found there is a 26 per cent chance space junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy airspace filled with passenger jets — including Metro Vancouver.

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, according to new research.

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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 ...

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

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.