Space junk roulette: What are the odds of being hit?
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 12:00
in Astronomy & Space
The fall from space of an out-of-control Russian spacecraft into the Pacific Ocean this week relied on fairly good odds that no one would be hurt by debris raining down from the sky. We got lucky this time; but it's time to start taking action on space junk, Bob McDonald writes.