The space industry is surging. In coming years, nearly 10,000 spacecraft are slated to launch into low-Earth orbit for a ...

Atmospheric chemists have found that the smoke from Australia's 'Black Summer' wildfires set off chemical reactions in the stratosphere that contributed to the destruction of ozone. The study is the ...

PASADENA, Calif. – A new NASA study of Earth’s polar ozone layer reinforces scientists’ understanding of how human-produced chlorine chemicals involved in the destruction of ozone interact with each ...

A hole in the Montreal Protocol could delay the recovery of Earth’s ozone layer by about 7 years. New research found that the ...

Towering clouds of smoke sent into the stratosphere by ferocious wildfires can eat away at Earth’s ozone layer thanks to a potent mix of smoke, atmospheric chemistry and ultraviolet light, a new study ...

Ozone, a triatomic form of oxygen, is among the most potent oxidants encountered in atmospheric and laboratory settings. Its reactivity stems from the tendency to undergo electrophilic addition across ...

Observational Constraints Reveal Biases in OVOC-Driven Radical Chemistry. Schematic illustration of how limited OVOC constraints bias simulations of radical (ROₓ) chemistry and ozone formation. When ...

As spaceflight becomes increasingly routine, the environmental cost of reaching orbit is coming under scrutiny. A recent study published in NPJ: Climate and Atmospheric Science highlights an emerging ...

The story of the ozone layer and its infamous hole is a roadmap for all of us. It offers a pathway for solving complex environmental challenges steeped in science, economics policy, skeptical ...

The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been ...

Look up on a clear night and you’ll see the streaks of our new space age. What you don’t see is the growing fallout for the atmosphere that keeps us alive. A wave of satellite launches and reentries ...