Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity s path to the stars sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Space Age is leaving fingerprints on one of the most remote parts of the planet the stratosphere which has potential implications for climate, the ozone layer and the continued habitability of Earth.
<p>Using tools hitched to the nose cone of their research planes and sampling more than 11 miles above the planet’s surface, researchers have discovered significant amounts of metals in aerosols in the atmosphere, likely from increasingly frequent launches and returns of spacecraft and satellites. That mass of metal is changing atmospheric chemistry in ways that may impact Earth’s atmosphere and ozone layer.</p>
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