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NOAA Scientists Link Exotic Metal Particles in the Upper Atmosphere to Rockets, Satellites
October 17, 2023
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:

NOAA scientists investigating the stratosphere have found that in addition to meteoric 'space dust,' the atmosphere more than seven miles above the surface is peppered with particles containing a variety of metals from satellites and spent rocket boosters vaporized by the intense heat of re-entry.

The discovery is one of the initial findings from . . .

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