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The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an ...

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There's a small chance of very high warming even with moderate future emissions, according to a computer model exploring what ...

Individual storms can cause tens of millions in damage to installations, demonstrating the vulnerability of critical ...

Nearly 2,500 jobs are being eliminated at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency responsible for collecting weather data used by meteorologists. That could spell ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

In January, about 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites burnt up in Earth’s atmosphere. Reports say there were three to four re-entries each day which led to the creation of artificial meteor showers, and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

What is the Ozone Layer? The ozone layer is a crucial component of Earth's stratosphere, located between 19 and 30 km above the surface. It plays a vital role in filtering harmful ultraviolet (UV ...