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10 Ways the Atmosphere Affects Your Daily Life Without You Realizing It
The atmosphere is like an invisible cloak enveloping our planet, a silent guardian that shapes our daily experiences in ways ...
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through ...
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Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the ...
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The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment
It is easy to imagine the moon as an atmosphere-less hunk of rock orbiting Earth. However, while lacking breathable air, our planet's loyal natural satellite companion does have a thin and wispy ...
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‘Space junk’ is clogging the atmosphere—and it’s going to make weather forecasts and internet access much worse
A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ... more satellites have been launched into Earth’s atmosphere than the preceding 60 years combined.
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Greenhouse - Green Planet
For example, as the Ice Age progressed, scientists believe the amount of natural carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dropped over thousands of years, reducing the greenhouse effect, and making the ...
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Planet Jupiter, explained
The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...
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Composition of the atmosphere
Our planet is surrounded by an invisible shell of air, called the atmosphere, held in place by the Earth’s gravitational field. It’s made up of a mixture of different gases. About 78% of the ...
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Study says climate change will even make Earth’s orbit a mess
That cooling also makes the upper atmosphere less dense, which reduces the drag on the millions of pieces of human-made debris and satellites. That drag pulls space junk down to Earth, burning up on ...
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Nasa spacecraft to make another close pass of the sun
A Nasa spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling ...