<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A view of Earth from a satellite in orbit." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Possibly-Spaceumbrella-4x3-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Literally blocking out the sun may sound extreme, but scientists are debating whether using dust particles to reflect sunlight away from the Earth could be a temporary solution if climate change gets out of control. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://thepublicsradio.org/possibly-podcast/could-we-use-a-space-umbrella-to-cool-down-the-planet/">Could we use a space umbrella to cool down the planet?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://thepublicsradio.org">TPR: The Public&#039;s Radio</a>.</p>