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William Shatner experienced profound grief in space. It was the 'overview effect'

After traveling to space, astronauts gain a greater understanding of how precious, and delicate, the Earth is. Many astronauts report that they were aware of climate change and global warming, but they became much more sensitive to the subject after traveling to space.

'Lost' NASA tapes show humans sort of caused global warming on the moon too
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'Lost' NASA tapes show humans sort of caused global warming on the moon too

Why did the moon see a sudden temperature spike in the '70s? Blame astronaut footprints.
Americans think climate change should be NASA's top priority, not sending astronauts to Mars
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Americans think climate change should be NASA's top priority, not sending astronauts to Mars

Almost two-thirds of respondents thought climate and asteroid monitoring should be top priorities for the agency.
Gardening astronauts and CO2 detectives: Space exploration fights climate change
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Gardening astronauts and CO2 detectives: Space exploration fights climate change

Climate change is a global threat. So where to get the best perspective on the problem? Space!

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