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Environment: Atmospheric pollution directly linked to rocket re-entry
Springer Nature A plume of upper-atmospheric lithium pollution observed in February 2025 has been attributed to the re-entry of a specific rocket stage. The results, published in Communications Earth
eurekalert.org•February 21, 2026
Measurement of a lithium plume from the uncontrolled re-entry of a Falcon 9 rocket
Communications Earth & Environment volume 7, Article number: 161 (2026) Cite this article 580 Altmetric Metrics details A 10-fold enhancement of lithium atoms w
nature.com•February 21, 2026