NASA’s asteroid sampler mission allowed scientists around the world to study artificial meteors
by Fragments of rock and ice, also known as meteoroids, are constantly being blasted from outer space. Most meteoroids are as small as grains of sand …
Tag: the atmosphere
What Happens When NASA Loses Eyes on Earth? We’re About to Find Out.
Sometime in the next few years – no one knows exactly when – NASA’s three satellites, each as heavy as an elephant, will pass by …
Climate warming is leaking more methane into the atmosphere than ever reported – here’s how satellites can spot the leaks and avoid a precious resource
Much more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne …
The satellites that fly into our atmosphere may not be as harmless as first thought
Illustration of a satellite reentry next to a picture of polar stratospheric clouds.iStock/Getty Images Plus; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Inside Spaceships burn up in the atmosphere …
Forget Twickenham, Dublin is the Six Nations city with an atmosphere problem
The atmosphere was understandably tense during Ireland’s one-sided victory over Italy – Getty Images/Piaras A Madheach Twickenham’s recent botched experiment with an ‘alcohol-free seating area’ …
NASA’s new mission will look at the ‘invisible universe’ in Earth’s oceans and skies
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. A revolutionary new satellite that …
NASA’s new mission will look at the ‘invisible universe’ in Earth’s oceans and skies
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. A revolutionary new satellite that …
James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in ‘hot Jupiter’ atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like world located about 163 light-years away. Astronomers …