There's a 10% Chance Rocket Debris Will Kill Someone on Earth This Decade, Study Says

As countries and private companies ramp up space exploration, the issue of where and how abandoned rockets re-enter Earth is becoming more significant. Over the next decade, if current practices of uncontrolled rocket re-entries continue, there is a roughly 10 percent chance that one or more casualties will occur, and they will most likely be in the Global South, according to a new study published in Nature Astronomy on Monday.

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