Space dust as Earth’s sun shield

This page originally appered on @THEU & PLOS Climate Access with password: M00n   Dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change. On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. […]

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Boom! A meteor crashes across Utah’s sky

On the morning of Aug. 13, a mysterious BOOM rattled windows and Utahns’ nerves across the Wasatch Front. Immediately, people speculated on social media: Was it thunder? Construction? Jets from Hill Air Force Base? The answer came via grainy video feeds from residential security cameras—it appeared that a meteor had crashed into Earth’s atmosphere to […]

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