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

Rocket launches thin the ozone layer The ozone layer protects life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) rays. It is slowly healing from the effects of chlorofluorocarbons and other damaging ...

The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer.

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.

Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.

An volcanic eruption near Tonga in early 2022 led to a short period of accelerated depletion of ozone above Antarctica last year, but overall losses were limited.

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion Date: July 12, 2024 Source: Max ...

The authors of the study say rising concentrations of satellite-induced pollutants could cause "potentially significant" ozone depletion and thus thwart the ozone layer's slow and steady recovery.

A new study warned that internet satellites like Starlink's could send damaging chemicals into the ozone layer when they burn up on reentry.

SpaceX's Starlink satellites might be depleting the ozone layer, study says Researchers found that the satellites spell trouble for Earth's stratosphere.

The ozone layer has seen a significant reduction in harmful gases attributed to the 1987 Montreal Protocol and tougher national laws.

The ozone layer is recovering faster than expected, thanks to global cooperation Successful bans on chemicals that eat away the ozone layer demonstrate pollution and climate change is a choice ...