Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
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Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...
the consequences for Earth's atmosphere remain uncertain. Scientists warn that aluminium oxide particles could take 20 to 30 years to descend into the ozone layer, making it difficult to assess ...
Climate change is altering conditions in near-Earth space, which could limit the number of satellites that can reliably ...
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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites over the next 100 years." ...
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Astronaut On ISS Captures Mysterious Blue Jet Sprite Lighting Up Earth's Atmosphere"The tops of this [upward directed lightning] are around 75-80km [47-50 miles], boarding on the fringes of space." ...
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are gearing up to return toE Earth on Tuesday after an unexpected nine months aboard the ISS, ...
Unlike usual lightning, the charge proceeds upwards, the result of a layer of negative charge above. The color occurs as the charge meets nitrogen in the Earth's atmosphere. While we have a ...
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Recent studies have shown that carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems are increasing, mitigating around 30% of the CO2 ...
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