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In an astro-engineering approach to climate change mitigation, researchers calculate how dust could be fired from the Moon into space to attentuate the Sun's rays

02.08.23 | PLOS

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In an astro-engineering approach to climate change mitigation, researchers calculate how dust could be fired from the Moon into space to attentuate the Sun's rays
Simulated stream of dust launched between Earth and the Sun. This dust cloud is shown as it crosses the disk of the Sun, viewed from Earth. Streams like this one, including those launched from the Moon’s surface, can act as a temporary sun shade. Credit: Ben Bromley, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In an astro-engineering approach to climate change mitigation, researchers calculate how dust could be fired from the Moon into space to attentuate the Sun's rays.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000133

Article Title: Dust as a solar shield

Author Countries: USA

Funding: The University of Utah Office of Undergraduate Research provided a stipend to co-author SHK through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (http://our.utah.edu/research-scholarship-opportunities/urop/). The funder(s) had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Climate

10.1371/journal.pclm.0000133

Dust as a solar shield

8-Feb-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Applied Sciences and Engineering Astronomy Climate Change Mitigation Cosmology Space Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Climate
DOI
10.1371/journal.pclm.0000133
Article Publication Date
2023-02-08
Article Title
Dust as a solar shield
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, February 8). In an astro-engineering approach to climate change mitigation, researchers calculate how dust could be fired from the Moon into space to attentuate the Sun's rays. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1ZZ5N651/in-an-astro-engineering-approach-to-climate-change-mitigation-researchers-calculate-how-dust-could-be-fired-from-the-moon-into-space-to-attentuate-the-suns-rays.html
MLA:
"In an astro-engineering approach to climate change mitigation, researchers calculate how dust could be fired from the Moon into space to attentuate the Sun's rays." Brightsurf News, Feb. 8 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1ZZ5N651/in-an-astro-engineering-approach-to-climate-change-mitigation-researchers-calculate-how-dust-could-be-fired-from-the-moon-into-space-to-attentuate-the-suns-rays.html.