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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass.
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Sep. 16, 2024 A new study allays fears that rerouting flights to avoid forming climate-warming contrails could result in inadvertently making climate warming ...
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Sep. 16, 2024 The atmospheric lidar ATLID, the last of four instruments on board the EarthCARE satellite launched in May, has now been successfully put into operation. The mission is designed to measure clouds, ...
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