The space tourism of Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos could undo the progress made to heal the ozone layer, scientists have said.
New research has probed the impact of craft leaving and returning to Earth on the atmosphere - in particular the upper parts. A combined study by UCL, the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found the soot given off by spacecraft was damaging the layer of protective ozone around the planet - and retains heat at 500 times the rate of other soot sources.
Study co-author Dr Eloise Marais of UCL said likening spacecraft emissions with aircraft and ground-based sources was therefore"erroneous". While scientists found the current damage is small, they suggested regulation on the growing industry of people travelling to space for touristic purposes to protect from future problems.The ozone layer is a part of the atmosphere made up of O3 oxygen molecules - as opposed to the O2 oxygen that is more commonly found in the air.
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🇺🇳00:30-World Health Organization(WHO)Director-General Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the monkeypox outbreak does not currently represent a global health emergency. Still,Tedros noted the situation regarding the disease is concerning after over 3,200 cases and one death.
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