Starlink already accounts for 40% of all the satellites ever launched, and each one releases harmful aluminum oxides when ...

Debris from capsules and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

On May 16, 1985, a shocking announcement revealed a massive hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, raising concerns about ...

Our findings show that once rates reach 2,000 launches a year—about a 10-fold increase on last year—the current healing of the ozone layer slows down. We argue that with care, we can avoid ...

Rocket launches have connected the world, revolutionised earth and space sciences, and filled pop star Katy Perry with love.

Rocket launches have connected the world, revolutionised earth and space sciences, and filled pop star Katy Perry with love. Now they risk wrecking the ozone layer.

Rocket propellant choices make a big difference to the atmosphere. We found fuels emitting chlorine-containing chemicals or black carbon particulates have the largest effects on the ozone layer.

Gases and particulates emitted by rockets as they punch through the atmosphere are known to thin the ozone layer. So far, they don’t cause appreciable ozone depletion, as relatively few launches ...

Gases and particulates emitted by rockets as they punch through the atmosphere are known to thin the ozone layer. So far, they don’t cause appreciable ozone depletion, as relatively few launches take ...

The company deorbited about 2.6 satellites per day between December and May, causing them to burn up in the atmosphere. It's ...

With the space industry rapidly gaining momentum, new research from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC ...