Atmosphere
Spinning Heat Shield Concept Could Provide a Lightweight Way to Survive Atmospheric Re-entry
A team from the University of Manchester recently tested their prototype for a spinning heat shield, a lightweight, compact design…
Wow, Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung is Making a Mess. Here’s the View From Space!
The Eruption of Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, was recently photographed from space by satellites belonging to…
The Solar Eclipse Caused a Bow Wave in Earth’s Atmosphere
Scientists have long predicted that an eclipse can create a bow wave in the ionosphere. The August 2017 eclipse, called…
The Ozone Hole is Definitely Recovering
According to recent study by a team of NASA scientists, ozone depletion around the south pole has decreased by 20…
Mysterious Flashes Coming From Earth That Puzzled Carl Sagan Finally Have An Explanation
NASA's EPIC camera aboard NOAA's DSCOVR spacecraft solves decades old mystery that stymied Carl Sagan. Mysterious flashes are mysterious no…
Juno Captures a Stunning Jovian ‘Pearl’
A brand new photo from Juno's latest close flyby reveals a 'pearl' of great beauty fashioned by ceaseless winds.
We Land on Mars in Just 2 days!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WCtJt46qU Watch how Schiaparelli will land on Mars. Touchdown will occur at 10:48 a.m. EDT (14:48 GMT) Wednesday Oct. 19. Cross your fingers…
The Lowdown on September’s Harvest Moon
Friday night will feature a big orange Harvest Moon rising in the eastern sky at sunset. You don't want to…
ESA Discovers Where All The Missing Socks Have Been Going
Thanks to the ESA's Cluster mission, scientists now know that part of the plasma found in our magnetosphere is coming…
Winged Telescope Detects Martian Atomic Oxygen
The airborne observatory SOFIA has detected atomic oxygen in Mars' upper atmosphere. It's been 40 years since oxygen has been…