For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket ...

This is the first observational evidence that re-entering space debris leaves a detectable, human-caused chemical fingerprint ...

The recent study focuses on the amount of lithium left behind from a single rocket reentry. Previous studies have already ...

When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that ...

Scientists directly measured the lithium left behind in the mesosphere when pieces of a SpaceX rocket fell to Earth over ...

Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...

Ten years ago, there were about 1,200 satellites in orbit around the earth. Now there are about 12,000 and the numbers are growing rapidly. Starlink alone has 9,000 satellites in its communications ...

Air pollution has a "dramatic" impact on the amount of sunlight reaching Earth’s surface, reveals new research. Solar radiative energy declined in large parts of the world from the 1950s to the 1980s ...

While visions of improved recreational options for the Blue Earth River may be a silver lining to the Rapidan Dam failure, the significant increase in pollution downstream is troubling at best and ...

Linking Earth's fast-growing data center industry to clean energy could lower pollution, reduce energy demand, and boost economic growth.