Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has enough mass to swallow millions of tons of debris. So naturally, someone has asked: Why not use Jupiter as a cosmic trash can? What if we launched ...

Look up on a clear night and you'll see the streaks of our new space age. What you don't see is the growing fallout for the atmosphere that keeps us alive.

Photos of Earth taken from outer space usually show the beautiful blue and green planet against a field of black — perhaps its most idyllic setting. In contrast, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...