Greenhouse gases are cooling Earth’s mesosphere, causing it to contract and altering both satellite drag…
Browsing: NASA AIM
NASA AIM, short for NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, is a space-based research mission dedicated to studying the highest and least-understood region of Earth’s atmosphere, the mesosphere. The AIM mission specifically focuses on investigating the formation, dynamics, and characteristics of noctilucent clouds (NLCs), also known as polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs), which occur in the mesosphere. Here, you’ll find SciTechDaily.com articles covering the fascinating discoveries, scientific findings, and cutting-edge research emerging from the NASA AIM mission. Stay informed and explore the incredible insights being gained from this unique space-based investigation of our planet’s atmosphere.
Noctilucent clouds form so high in the atmosphere that they continue to reflect sunlight hours…
Launched in 2007, the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, mission is the…
Summer in Antarctica is marked by days in which the Sun never sets, balmy temperatures…
Every summer in the Northern Hemisphere, electric blue streaks form high in the atmosphere. These…
Ice-blue clouds are drifting high above the Arctic, which means the Northern Hemisphere’s noctilucent cloud…
Data from NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere spacecraft shows the sky over Antarctica…
This composite image shows noctilucent clouds over the Arctic captured by NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice…