Comets Are Low-Key Metals; Here's What Scientists Found in an Interstellar Discovery

SPACE 05.20.2021 04:48 AM

Experts unexpectedly discover heavy metal vapors like iron and nickel in comets throughout our solar system and beyond

Venus Emits Weird Audible Radio Signals as Heard by the NASA Parker Solar Probe [WATCH]

05.06.2021 23:15 PM

NASA has discovered a strange radio signal coming from the planet Venus that was picked up by Parker Solar Probe.

84% of Atmospheric Microplastics Produced by Roads and Vehicles Affect Plants, Oceans, and Even Humans

04.13.2021 04:55 AM

New study findings recently showed that roads and the vehicles that use them are accountable for 84 percent of microplastics that exist in the atmosphere.

First Ever Space Hurricane With 621-Mile Mass of Swirling Plasma Confirmed

03.02.2021 06:30 AM

A team of scientists made an unprecedented report on a "space hurricane" following satellite observations on the rain of electrons on the upper atmosphere, suggesting that other planets could host similar events.

Titan Atmosphere Simulated in Research Lead by IBM: Possible Key to Knowing Origin of Earth Life

03.01.2021 00:04 AM

In the ongoing search for the next habitable body, one of the candidates is Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A new study recreates its atmosphere in a lab.

Universal Accounting Method for Measurement of Carbon-Based Matter, Now Available

02.17.2021 01:28 AM

A USC study puts ocean microorganisms in a new light with essential implications for global warming. The said research offers a general accounting method to gauge carbon-based matter.

TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Have Unusual Similar Compositions, NASA Says

01.26.2021 03:30 AM

NASA claims that TRAPPIST-1 star system’s seven planets have compositions that appear to be low in density and disturbingly similar.

Experts Discovered a Weird, Hot Jupiter as It Passed Through a Star

01.25.2021 00:40 AM

At an incredible speed, the exoplanet classified as WASP-62b flails around the parent star. With a fully cloudless atmosphere, the planet is a hot Jupiter.

Carbon Sinks Can Help Stop Climate Change

01.04.2021 12:00 PM

The Earth has been equipped by nature with numerous giant "sponges," or carbon sinks, helping humans combat climate change.

Cloud Seeding: Does It Prevent Global Warming or Worsens It?

11.21.2020 21:00 PM

Some scientists are worried about using cloud seeding to meddle with the planet's climate as it is yet to be proven useful or even feasible.

Researchers Around the World Share Atmospheric Changes During the Pandemic

10.01.2020 08:10 AM

Atmospheric scientists worldwide share how nitrogen and carbon gas emissions have significantly decreased during the pandemic weeks after lockdown measures. Results show the impact of traffic-related pollution, which researchers would typically study over several years.

Scientists' Unique Study Identifies Earth's Cleanest Pocket of Air

06.05.2020 09:25 AM

Scientists discover Earth's cleanest pocket of air in the Southern Ocean despite strong wind currents.

Atmosphere of Far-Flung Planets 'Spiced up' by Sulfur an Implication for Extraterrestrial Life

04.07.2020 02:57 AM

Researchers from Johns Hopkins suggests that sulfur is indeed a ‘spice’ that points toa sign of extraterrestrial life on far-flung planets.

NASA Insights Show Clouds in Mars: Does it Rain on the Red Planet Too?

06.03.2019 00:07 AM

Experts from NASA explain why there are clouds but no rain on Mars. (Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech) Mars - InSight Lander - Clouds - Animated - 20190425 (color corrected) NASA -- The atmosphere in the Red Planet is filled with clouds.

Bacteria That Feeds on Methane Found Thriving In The Earth’s Atmosphere

04.12.2019 22:19 PM

A recent study found a bacteria in the atmosphere that seem to thrive because of the presence of methane.

Earth As Ancient Snowball Thawed Out

04.02.2019 21:31 PM

Did you know that the earth used to be a big ball of snow before everything was thawed out in a flash?

Scientists On A Hunt For Ripples in Time

03.27.2019 07:56 AM

Power facilities in Europe and the US are prepping for another round of search of ripples in space and time in extreme cosmic events.

Earth’s Atmosphere Extends Beyond The Moon

03.12.2019 21:41 PM

Tiny wisps of the Earth’s atmosphere stretches into the atmosphere way beyond that Moon’s orbit, new studies suggest.

A Three-Billion-Year Old Quartz-Mineral Shows The Contribution Of Comets For Earth’s Atmosphere

05.19.2017 07:35 AM

Among different scientific mysteries one of the subjects about the formation of Earth’s atmosphere that scientist has been long baffled. However, a three-billion-year-old air sample trapped in quartz mineral shows the link between comet and Earth atmosphere.

NASA to Create The Very First Space-Based Sodium Lidar To Study Mesosphere

05.17.2017 17:21 PM

A team of scientists and engineers at NASA are keen to build a sodium Lidar in space to study the Earth mesosphere, which currently poorly understood.

Scientists Find Wood Burning, Combustion Responsible To The Brown Cloud Formation

05.15.2017 17:18 PM

Smokes from wood burning and combustion are responsible for creating a large pollution in form of brown cloud when the organic molecule in the smoke interact with ozone.