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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites could burn up the ozone layer, scientists warn
A new study warned that internet satellites like Starlink's could send damaging chemicals into the …
Mia Jankowicz
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Neutron star collision can annihilate Earth’s ozone layer, leaving it devoid of life for thousands of years
Very recently, a team of scientists decided to explore the hypothetical possibility of such a kilon…
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Increasing space exploration missions are posing a silent threat to Earth by dispersing toxic metals in the stratosphere
Advancements in technology and growing private interest have resulted in a surge in space missions,…
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Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 depleted huge amounts of ozone rapidly, research finds
The Tongan volcanic eruption of 2022 caused large, rapid depletion of ozone by injecting huge amoun…
PTI
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Ozone hole largest on record over past 3 years, new research finds
Contrary to public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been amongst the largest on record over…
PTI
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Earth through Indian eye in the sky: ISRO’s meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS unveils its first batch of images
INSAT-3DS, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) meteorological satellite pivotal for wea…
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The ozone layer is healing — but it could take another 50 years to completely recover
The ozone layer is slowly healing. In 1987, all the countries in the world promised to save the ozo…
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Wind is thawing Greenland, but also helping Antarctica retain its ice sheets somehow
Even if you leave the various glacier-laced mountains out of the equation, the ice sheets in Greenl…
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The Moon used to have its own shield against the Sun — it died a billion years ago
Scientists believe that the Moon was a lot closer to the Earth 4 billion years ago. At that ti…
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Humans have launched so much to space that it's actually polluting Earth's atmosphere, a new study found
Researchers traced the metals back to rockets and satellites, and believe the objects could be chan…
Sonam Sheth,Jessica Orwig
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The ozone hole is set to heal by 2060 — a rare climate success story — but wildfires could slow its progress
Wildfires across Australia in 2019 and 2020 funneled smoke into the stratosphere, where ozone prote…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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If India and Pakistan have a 'limited' nuclear war, scientists say it could wreck Earth's climate and trigger global famine
Most of the smoke in the scenario the researchers considered would mostly come from firestorms that…
Dave Mosher
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Harvard scientists will soon send chemicals into the atmosphere to see if a last-ditch planet-hacking plan could keep Earth habitable
For now, SCoPEx will start small, as the balloons will release up to 35 ounces of calcium carbonate…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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A giant man-made hole in Earth's atmosphere is getting smaller
A hole in the Earth's ozone layer created by man-made substances could be healed by the 2050s. …
Noah Friedman,Jessica Orwig
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The Earth would be totally chaotic if humans suddenly disappeared
First, power plants would fizzle out. Then, with no more electric fences to corral them, about 1 bi…
Kelly Dickerson
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NASA's Cassini probe is about to plunge to its doom - and its fiery death may be visible to telescopes on Earth
"Those objects were so much bigger and so much more massive than Cassini, and a lot of those strike…
Dave Mosher
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We're shockingly unprepared for an extreme weather event that could fry Earth's power grid
The scientists behind that research don't know for sure if the sun can produce superflares. But if …
Sarah Kramer
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A giant man-made hole in Earth's atmosphere is finally closing up
"With this new information we can look into the future and say with confidence that ozone holes wil…
Jessica Orwig
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There's a last-resort 'planet-hacking' plan to make Earth habitable for longer - but scientists warn it could have dramatic consequences
We're still far from understanding all the risks involved with injecting sulfur into our atmosphere…
Kevin Loria
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What Will Happen When The Earth's Magnetic Field Switches Or Collapses
For magnetic field generation to occur several conditions must be met: 1. there must be a conductin…