The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North America — including southwest B.C.

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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 ... one per cent risk of a re-entry over the really high-density ...