Ukraine war: how it could play out in space – with potentially dangerous consequences

From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.

Mark Hilborne, Lecturer of Defence Studies, King's College London • conversation
March 10, 2022 • ~7 min

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.

John Dearing, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton • conversation
March 7, 2022 • ~6 min

New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020

The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 7, 2022 • ~7 min

Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science

Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.

Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University • conversation
March 2, 2022 • ~10 min

Study reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion

If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 28, 2022 • ~8 min

How to capture satellite images in your backyard – and contribute to a snapshot of the climate crisis

With an antenna, a laptop and some software, you can take a picture of Earth from space.

Sophie Dyer, Researcher in Human Rights, Harvard University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2022 • ~9 min

Mountain glaciers may hold less ice than previously thought – here’s what that means for 2 billion downstream water users and sea level rise

Glaciers in North America, Europe and the Andes, in particular, have significantly less ice than people realized.

Mathieu Morlighem, Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

Mountain glaciers hold less ice than previously thought – it's a concern for future water supplies but a drop in the bucket for sea level rise

Glaciers in North America, Europe and the Andes, in particular, have significantly less ice than people realized.

Mathieu Morlighem, Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min

Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell

A phenomenon first theorized over 200 years ago is also a telltale sign of nuclear tests.

Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii • conversation
Jan. 23, 2022 • ~8 min

TESS Science Office at MIT hits milestone of 5,000 exoplanet candidates

Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21.

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~3 min

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