Recent research by the University of Cambridge has unveiled the mystery behind Venus’s cloud compositions, identifying a combination of rhomboclase and acid ferric sulfate as…
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New research has found that atmospheric moisture over arid and semi-arid regions has not increased as much as expected with global warming, contradicting the predictions…
The graphic shows the diamond rain inside the planet, which consists of diamonds sinking through the surrounding ice. Pressure and temperature continuously increase on the…
Artistic concept of the exoplanet WASP-107b and its parent star. Even though the rather cool host star emits a relatively small fraction of high-energy photons,…
A study by the University of Washington, analyzing an 800-year-old ice core, suggests that phytoplankton populations in the North Atlantic have remained stable since the…
In a proposed carbon-capture method, magnesium oxide crystals on the ground bind to carbon dioxide molecules from the surrounding air, triggering the formation of magnesium…
Researchers conducted a novel study on the runaway greenhouse effect, revealing how a critical threshold of water vapor can lead to catastrophic climate changes on…
Earth’s magnetosphere, essential for protecting us from solar radiation, contrasts sharply with Mars, which lost its protective field. Studying this shield, especially through NASA’s missions…
Artist’s illustration of a star-planet system. The stellar wind around the star and the effect on the planet’s atmosphere is visible. Credit: AIP/ K. Riebe/…
Visualization of total carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere in 2021 Credit: NASA NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an…
Researchers at the University of Miami have discovered that carbon dioxide’s greenhouse effect intensifies as its atmospheric concentration increases, challenging long-standing beliefs about its constant…
Recent research from the University of Otago indicates that the Antarctic ozone hole has been significantly larger and more persistent than commonly believed, not solely…
This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars at night. The…
NASA’s Juno captured this view of Jupiter during the mission’s 54th close flyby of the giant planet on September 7, 2023. The image was made…
Artist’s impression of NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mapping the properties of global mesospheric gravity waves. By analyzing the mesopause’s airglow, AWE will advance our…
This image of Jupiter from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows stunning details of the majestic planet in infrared light. In this…
An artistic representation of how the northern infrared aurora would have looked in 2006 (marked in red). The darker red locations indicate confirmed aurora locations,…
ESA’s EarthCARE mission carries a suite of instruments to answer some critical scientific questions related to the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting…
Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)/processed by DLR The Copernicus…