A recent study in March 2020 suggested that sulfur dioxide (SO₂) injected into Earth’s stratosphere could fight global warming, with a minimum of adverse effects.^1,2

The European Space Agency has posted a number of do-it-yourself science activities for families homebound during the coronavirus pandemic.¹ These include construction of paper models of the Cassini space probe. Like many probes before it, the Cassini obtained data confirming a young solar system.²

For northern-hemisphere families in isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, a recently discovered comet may provide some needed diversion.¹ This comet is dubbed ATLAS after the Hawaiian organization that discovered it: the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert system. The comet is barely bright enough to be seen with binoculars under dark sky conditions.²

English actor Idris Elba believes the COVID-19 virus is a defensive action by the Earth against the harm humanity is doing to it.¹