The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

Companies are using the Earth's atmosphere like a dumpster. The post Rapid Space Launches Shifting the Chemistry of Earth’s ...

Plans are afoot to launch large mega-constellations of AI data centers into Earth orbit. That ambition, pursued by multiple space industry leaders, coincides with a warning from scientists of ...

This comes as burnt satellite dust is already being found in the atmosphere. In 2023, scientists studying aerosols in the ...

The total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 will feature a rare navy blue fringe caused by the ozone layer. This stunning celestial event highlights how Earth's atmosphere filters sunlight to create ...

Look up on a clear night and you'll see the streaks of our new space age. What you don't see is the growing fallout for the atmosphere that keeps us alive.

Rocket launches and satellite reentries are depositing metals and soot directly into Earth’s stratosphere, and a growing body of peer-reviewed research warns that these pollutants are altering the ...

Rapid global space launches are littering Earth's atmosphere with metal aerosols, potentially altering the planet's natural defense mechanism and environmental chemistry.

Global regulation is needed to manage satellite launches and re-entries to protect the atmosphere and night sky.

When people think of climate change, they don't think of satellites, but that may change now that Japan is launching wooden ...

The study highlights how letting rocket debris burn up in the atmosphere is not a consequence-free approach to orbital cleanup.

Space exploration is advancing rapidly, with launches occurring at unprecedented rates as companies strive to set up ...