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Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Suffers Record Collapse

5:40AM July 17, 2010 | Casey Chan

Well this doesn’t sound good: NASA just announced that the Earth’s thermosphere, an upper layer of the atmosphere, collapsed. It’s the biggest contraction in 43 years and scientists have no idea what’s going on. I don’t feel safe anymore. More »

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Frenchman Plummeting 40 Kilometres From The Sky Will Break Sound Barrier, World Records

11:00AM May 25, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Michel Fournier is about to make the greatest leap of his, and anyone else’s, life. On Sunday, the 64-year-old retired French army officer will fly almost 40 kms into the sky in a giant balloon, step out of a pressurised capsule and plunge headfirst towards the earth, soaring through the atmosphere for an estimated 15 minutes.

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