Atmospheric

Scientists Chase Falling Satellite to Study Atmospheric Pollution from Spacecraft Reentries

Scientists take advantage of the spectacular airborne chase of a falling satellite to gather rare data on atmospheric pollution from burnt-up…

9 months ago

Discovery of water droplet freezing bridges atmospheric science, climate solutions

A groundbreaking University of Hawai'i at Manoa study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on…

1 year ago

Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won’t help the climate

As the atmosphere continues to fill with greenhouse gases from human activities, many proposals have surfaced to "geoengineer" climate-saving solutions,…

1 year ago

Atmospheric methane increase during pandemic due primarily to wetland flooding

A new analysis of satellite data finds that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was…

1 year ago