Atmospheric Pollution

SpaceX, Atmospheric

Upper-atmospheric lithium pollution directly linked to Falcon 9 reentry

A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the reentry of a specific rocket stage. The results, published in Communications Earth & Environment, are the first known direct detection of upper-atmospheric pollution from space debris reentry.

New Scientist on MSN · 1d

Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem

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Study Confirms: Reentering SpaceX Rockets Are Peppering the Upper Atmosphere With Metal Pollution

Inside Climate News

What Goes Up Must Come Down

The study found that those aerosols could warm parts of the upper atmosphere by about 1.5 degrees Celsius within one or two ...

PRIMETIMER

Scientists track air pollution from SpaceX Falcon 9 reentry in real time

Scientists tracked lithium pollution from a SpaceX Falcon 9 reentry in real time, linking rocket debris to atmospheric changes using LIDAR measurements over Europe.

Space.com on MSN

Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: 'It's never been done before'

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket ...

C&EN

How powerful lasers can measure air pollution from space debris

Scientists directly measured the lithium left behind in the mesosphere when pieces of a SpaceX rocket fell to Earth over ...

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