Urban vehicle emissions are a critical contributor to atmospheric pollution, impacting air quality, public health, and climate systems. While exhaust emissions—such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), ...

For most of the space age, rocket launches were rare. Their environmental impact was also negligible. A plume here, a plume ...

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The growing number of satellites in space poses a danger to Earth because of the pollution released in their launches, scientists have warned. In recent years, many companies including Elon Musk’s ...

New modeling research shows aerosol-related HONO sources strongly amplify SOA and PAN formation across China BOSTON, ...

A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the re-entry of a specific rocket stage. The results, published in Communications Earth & Environment, ...

Reusable space technology has led to a rise in space transportation at a lower cost, as popularized by commercial spaceflights of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. What is poorly understood, ...

In less than a decade, the number of satellites has more than doubled. There are over 18,000 satellites in orbit at the moment, more than half belonging to megaconstellations, first and foremost ...

In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to Seth Lyman about atmospheric mercury, exploring innovative measurement techniques, and the environmental impact of mercury ...

Satellite data shows that joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities ejected over 29,800 tons of toxic sulfur ...