Study: Moon dust could help reduce solar radiation to mitigate climate change impacts
Scientists at the University of Utah explored the potential of using the lunar particles to shield sunlight before it reaches our planet.
By Chris OberholtzSource FOX Weather
After Orion completed its final lunar flyby, the spacecraft fired up its engines to set it on course for its return journey back to Earth.
A recent study suggests that moon dust might help slow the rise in Earth’s temperature caused by climate change.
Scientists at the University of Utah explored the potential of using the lunar particles to shield sunlight before it reaches our planet.
For decades, researchers have considered using screens, objects or dust particles to block just enough of the sun’s radiation – between 1% and 2% – to mitigate the effects of global warming, a journal published Wednesday in PLOS Climate stated. Now, they have analyzed different properties of dust particles, quantities of dust and the orbits that would be best suited for shading Earth.
Ben Bromley, professor of physics and astronomy and lead author of the study, joined a team of astronomers who applied a technique to study planet formation around distant stars.
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