Hacker News with Generative AI: Atmosphere

Within 15 years, plummeting satellites could alter winds, temps in stratosphere (noaa.gov)
Estimates suggest satellite debris could rival the amount of naturally occurring meteor dust in the atmosphere by 2040.
Space Debris, Climate Change, Atmosphere, Satellites
8 points by layer8 18 days ago | 1 comments
In contrast to Earth, Mars's middle atmosphere appears driven by gravity waves (phys.org)
A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes.
Mars, Atmosphere, Gravity Waves, Science, Space
74 points by wglb 76 days ago | 32 comments
Our Search for Life in the Clouds (smithsonianmag.com)
By collecting samples after climbing a high peak and firing rockets with special traps into the upper atmosphere, scientists have found microbes living in thin air
Microbiology, Science, Atmosphere, Research
20 points by ulrischa 87 days ago | 3 comments
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns (e360.yale.edu)
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
Climate Change, Atmosphere, Science, Environment
11 points by haltingproblem 88 days ago | 1 comments
Earth's ambipolar electrostatic field and its role in ion escape to space (nature.com)
Earth, Space Science, Electromagnetism, Physics, Atmosphere
14 points by bookofjoe 236 days ago | 1 comments
SpaceX rocket explosion shredded the upper atmosphere (nature.com)
SpaceX, Rocketry, Accidents, Atmosphere
6 points by c420 262 days ago | 0 comments
Meteorites give the Moon its thin atmosphere (arstechnica.com)
Moon, Atmosphere, Space, Science
36 points by Brajeshwar 277 days ago | 13 comments
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere (reuters.com)
Astronomy, Exoplanets, Planets, Atmosphere
23 points by zzzeek 380 days ago | 7 comments
Megaconstellations like SpaceX's could weaken Earth's magnetic field, atmosphere (livescience.com)
SpaceX, Atmosphere, Satellite Constellations, Science
19 points by briantakita 384 days ago | 40 comments