First, as I mentioned, is the troposphere. This is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, where all weather occurs. It begins at the ground, and extends upward to about 6.2 miles above earth’s surface.

Explore the layers of the atmosphere depicted to scale, including the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. Discover what occurs in each layer. This video is available ...

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And “unlike with aviation, emissions produced by the space industry affect every layer of the atmosphere,” he and science journalist Leonard David wrote in 2020. Space Industry Pollution In ...

They also want to share what they’re learning about the upper atmosphere by shooting massive amounts of radio waves at it.

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

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