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Older space-based instruments have only been able to measure air pollution once a day. They pass over any given point on Earth at the same time each day, as they circle on a Sun-synchronous polar ...
Pollution around Beijing has been stifling for the past few days. NASA has released a pair of satellite images, showing the extent of the smog from space and how the air has changed in the past ...
The TEMPO spectrometer will measure air quality and pollution across North America to improve forecasting.
Scientists have long thought that the burning up of space junk in Earth's atmosphere creates air pollution that can affect the planet's climate. Now, for the first time, they've managed to detect ...
Smith found that while the irregular shape and roughness of the lunar dust still irritates the lungs, its effects are significantly less than that of air pollution.
We can see factory farm pollution all the way from space. ... “There are very few measurements of air pollution associated with industrialized agriculture from the ground,” Pusede told Vox.
Long-term exposure to air pollution and a lack of access to green spaces increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory ...
Air pollution over Carlsbad is visible from space, according to a recent study, and environmentalists blamed the fossil fuel industry's presence in the Permian Basin region of southeast New Mexico ...
Urban living or access to green space rather than air pollution might be driving changes in mental health, Hayes said. But many studies have found a connection between air quality and mental ...
SpaceX will ring in July with a doubleheader launch day. Here's what to know about the two rocket launches coming up.
Ahmad Rafay Alam, an environmental lawyer in Pakistan, is frustrated by the government's failure to address air pollution. He describes the current smog crisis in Lahore as "terrible.