Ultra-Powerful James Webb Telescope Picks Up Dust Storm on a Distant Exoplanet

Medicine & Technology Mar 23, 2023

For the first time, the Webb telescope was able to pick up a distant dust storm from outside the earth's solar system. Read to learn more.

NASA Uses Space-Borne Imaging Spectrometer EMIT to Map Dust Storms, Understand Their Impact

Feb 21, 2023

NASA is mapping dust storms from space. Continue reading for the full details.

Earth-like Clouds Found on Mars After Dust Storms Despite Having Different Atmospheres

Nov 16, 2022

Orbiting spacecraft reveal images of Earth-like clouds on Mars during springtime in 2019 when dust storms are abundant. Read the article to find out more.

NASA's Nightmare Came True After InSight Lander Went Offline Due To Extreme Dust Storms, Cutting Communication Line With Ground Team

Jan 15, 2022

NASA's InSight lander had to switch to safe ode a few days ago due to a dust storm, the Mars team is hopeful that the lander will exit the safe mode next week when the story quiets down.

NASA Mars InSight Lander in Safe Mode After Facing Dust Storms on Red Planet

Jan 12, 2022

Because of a regional dust storm on Mars, NASA's InSight Lander has been in safe mode for the past week.

Dust Storms on Mars: Scientists Believe These are the Reasons for the Heating of Atmosphere on the Red Planet

Aug 21, 2021

Dust storms are playing a vital part in the Red Planet’s drying out and scientists also said they believed Mars was once warm and wet like Earth.

‘Smokenado’ Video Sparks Fear in Alabama; Is It Real or Fake? Tornado of Smoke from Fire Explained

Aug 05, 2021

A recycling and salvaging plant in Burnsville, Central Alabama, caught fire last August 2, and spectators found something both frightening and awe-inspiring: a smokenado.

Human-Initiated Climate Change Could Lead to More “Godzilla Dust Storms,” Experts Say

May 02, 2021

Experts say that a massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert that reached North America could make a repeat if human-initiated climate change worsens.

Could Sparkling Dust Particles From Martian Dust Storm Affect Mars Perseverance Rover?

Feb 23, 2021

Experiments conducted by the University of Oregon show that electrical sparks might light up the raging dust storms on Mars.

NASA's MAVEN Orbiter Confirms Water Vapor Escaping From Mars' Upper Atmosphere

Nov 13, 2020

A recent analysis of several missions explains how dust storms and solar wind may have been responsible for drying out Mars.

NASA Scientist Revealed Mysterious Yellow Cloud Dust Storm On Mars: Identified Three Textured Types

Mar 22, 2017

The mystery of the massive dust storms on Mars deepens on Clouds that engulf the red planet develop strange bubble, pebble and cotton textures.

On Droughts and Dust Bowls—California Looks Back to 1934

Oct 17, 2014

Recently accepted for publication by the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, the research lead by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyzed the relative intensity and devastation caused by droughts since 1000 AD and found that though the 2014 summer in California was particularly out of the ordinary even in the driest of areas, it did not quite compare to the drought of 1934.