An early melt can lead to a few issues. Snow has a "high albedo," meaning it reflects a lot of sunlight back into space. When there is no snow, the sunlight is absorbed by the ground. The ground ...

"Cooling urban neighborhoods by planting trees and vegetation and increasing the albedo of roofs, pavements, and walls can ...

Taiwan has around 200,000 hectares of fallow agricultural land that could be planted with high-albedo crops, such as plants ...

The payload from Saco Middle School, dubbed ALBEDO, will investigate the impact of albedo — the fraction of solar irradiation ...

Asphalt, concrete, rooftops and buildings are very common in urban areas. These surfaces tend to have a low albedo, which ...

The latest scientific endeavors of the Curiosity rover on Mars were encapsulated in a two-sol plan starting with a routine ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory would work in the near-infrared, a band where large moons may outshine their host worlds.

Topher is the cofounder/CEO of Albedo, the first space company to commercialize the new orbit regime of VLEO (very low earth orbit). Albedo’s satellites will capture imagery at a resolution that today ...

The darker your clothes, the more you’ll feel the heat. The portion of sunlight that bounces back into space is called albedo. Trees warm the planet in places where they reduce the ground’s ...

With global temperatures continuing to break records in recent years, it’s important to cast an eye towards the future. While efforts to reduce emissions remain in a political quagmire, time is ...

NoBo Art Center: “Wander & Wax,” by Sam Hauser, investigates the moon and its cycles in vibrant oil paint and delicate silk, ...