Earth – THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO

There’s An Asteroid The Size Of Ten Buses Hurtling Towards Earth

A huge space rock bigger than ten buses stacked end to end is hurtling towards Earth. NASA says the asteroid, scientifically called 2013 WV44, will soar past at about 9 am BST on Wednesday. The rock is estimated to be up to 524 feet (160 metres) in diameter, which is bigger than both the LondonContinue reading “There’s An Asteroid The Size Of Ten Buses Hurtling Towards Earth”

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Could Dimming The Sun Help To Cool The Earth?

The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, to dim the sun and cool the Earth, could happen in June. Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a big balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it drop 2kg ofContinue reading “Could Dimming The Sun Help To Cool The Earth?”