Magnetometers Ready for NASA’s MAVEN Mission
In preparation for the 2013 launch, scientists and engineers at NASA worked diligently to complete the magnetometers on schedule for the MAVEN mission. The magnetometers…
Atmosphere News
Ceramic Membranes May Reduce CO2 Emissions
Scientists believe “carbon-capture” technology may significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy sources such as coal and natural gas. They are evaluating a system that…
Hubble to Test Technique of Using the Moon as a Mirror
In an effort to test the technique of using the moon as a mirror, scientists will use Hubble to observe the transit of Venus across…
Schumann Resonance Could Help Reveal the Solar System’s Origins
In 2011 researchers realized that they could use NASA’s Vector Electric Field Instrument aboard the Air Force’s Communications/Navigation Outage Forecast System satellite to detect Schumann…
A Closer Look at Titan’s Chemical Production
Two new papers published in the Astrophysical Journal describe the process of hydrocarbon creation on Saturn’s moon Titan and predicted how long Titan’s chemical factory…
Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Hit by 26 Billion kWh of Energy
As researchers to continue monitor and assess the recent solar activity, new data shows that the thermosphere absorbed 26 billion kWh of energy over a…
NASA Set to Launch 5 Rockets to Study High-Altitude Jet Stream
NASA is set to launch five rockets to study the high-speed winds and electrical turbulence of the high-altitude jet stream located 60 to 65 miles…
The Role of Climate Change in Chemical Weathering of Rocks
The chemical weathering process of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolving in rainwater to form carbonic acid, which dissolves rocks and then flows into the…
Atmosphere of Super-Earth GJ1214b Possibly Includes Abundant Water Vapor
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers probed the atmosphere around the transiting super-Earth known as GJ1214b and concluded that unless the atmosphere has a thick…
Researchers Use Computer Simulations to Explain Acceleration of Electrons in Earth’s Magnetotail
Researchers at MIT used new data from computer simulations to prove their initially proposed theory explaining the large-scale acceleration of electrons in Earth’s magnetotail. The…
NASA Launched Rocket into Aurora Borealis
Astronomers launched a NASA-funded rocket into the aurora borealis, which are colloquially known as the northern lights. The 46-foot rocket, the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Alfvén…
Research Papers Explore Titan’s Atmosphere
Recently published research papers reveal new details of how Saturn’s moon Titan shifts with the seasons and throughout the day. The research is based on…
Researchers Create 30-Minute Video Demonstrating Fluid Dynamics
By using simplified lab models, researchers at UCLA have developed a 30-minute film that demonstrates the large-scale fluid dynamics occurring in the oceans and atmosphere….
NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument Scans Earth
The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) on board NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite began taking Earth-viewing data just a few days ago. The…
Criegee Biradicals May Cool Planet and Offset Global Warming
According to a new paper, Criegee biradicals can clean up the atmosphere naturally by reacting with pollutants produced by combustion, such as nitrogen dioxide and…
