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Weaker ocean circulation could enhance carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere, study finds

As climate change advances, the ocean’s overturning circulation is predicted to weaken substantially. With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the…

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‘Weird’ new planet retained atmosphere despite nearby star’s relentless radiation

A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star’s intense radiation somehow…

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Possible atmosphere surrounding rocky exoplanet

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet…

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Playing God With the Atmosphere

Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever. An abandoned vehicle floats in floodwater after a…

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NASA finds doomed asteroid that exploded in Mars atmosphere

Mars is a desolate, irradiated, lifeless, windswept land. But it’s also the site of dramatic activity, as space rocks pummel…

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This is what it looks like to reenter Earth’s atmosphere from a space capsule’s POV

Incredible footage released by Varda Space Industries gives us a first-person view of a space capsule’s return trip to Earth,…

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