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Lab Notes: Is space junk destroying the ozone layer? artwork
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Lab Notes: Is space junk destroying the ozone layer?

The Science Show

Jul 1, 20260:10:47Science & Medicine

Old satellites and bits of space junk regularly fall back to Earth, burning up as they pass through the atmosphere. All this burning metal causes a chain reaction and ultimately destroys ozone molecules, which keep us sa...

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Lab Notes: Is space junk destroying the ozone layer? is an episode from The Science Show. Old satellites and bits of space junk regularly fall back to Earth, burning up as they pass through the atmosphere. All this burning metal causes a ch...

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Published Jul 1, 2026, 0:10:47 long, audio available.