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.

Spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere are leaving behind metal particles. Scientists are racing to understand if that affects the climate. One risk is that these particles may spark rainbow-colored ...

A University of Iowa professor has been selected to help lead an up to $355 million NASA mission to launch a satellite measuring the upper atmosphere to help predict weather, track pollution, and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Humans have been changing the atmosphere from Earth’s surface ...

Space exploration has impacted Earth’s atmosphere in unexpected ways. According to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), spacecraft that burn upon atmospheric re-entry ...

It may sound like the plot of an old James Bond movie, but an idea to "dehydrate the stratosphere" to slow climate change is real. In a study released Wednesday in Science Advances, researchers ...

A new study shows eruptions and wildfires altered the upper atmosphere, yet recent surface warming points elsewhere.

According to data from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, 2023 was a record year for launching satellites, probes, landers and more into space. But scientists worry those plumes of ...

Around 11 miles above Earth’s surface, leftover bits from rockets and spacecraft are lingering in our planet’s atmosphere that could potentially have a lasting effect on the climate. A group of ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of various pollutant metals in Earth's stratosphere. They traced the metals back to rockets and satellites launched into space. The stratosphere contains the ...

When you look at photographs of Earth from space, the planet looks like a blue marble, with patterns of clouds lying on the surface of the marble. It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, ...