Upper Atmosphere Collapsing. A lot.

Here is something that cannot be blamed on either Sarah Palin or Barack Obama.  I think.

 

An upper layer of Earth's atmosphere recently collapsed in an unexpectedly large contraction, the sheer size of which has scientists scratching their heads, NASA announced Thursday.

The layer of gas – called the thermosphere – is now rebounding again. This type of collapse is not rare, but its magnitude shocked scientists.

 

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