Climate

Deadly and Destructive Path of Hurricane Irene seen in NASA Videos and Images

http://youtu.be/5Qz75kxR-0M NASA Video Caption: The Life of Hurricane Irene from the Caribbean to Canada from August 21 through August 29…

13 years ago

Can We Put Weather On A Budget?

[/caption] When Vanguard 2 was launched on February 17, 1959 it became our first orbiting "eye" on Earth's weather. Although…

13 years ago

Coming Soon – Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds

[/caption] Soon you may see an eerie spectacle on clear summer nights if you are located at latitudes between 50°…

14 years ago

Arctic Ozone Levels Reach All-Time Low

In the past, massive ozone loss over Antarctica has grabbed the headlines. But this year, measurements by several different sources…

14 years ago

Scientists Predict Arctic Could Be Ice-Free Within Decades

[/caption] Bad news for what is now the beginning of the “melt season” in the Arctic. Right now, the sea…

14 years ago

NASA: Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

[/caption] With the luck o' the Irish, NASA's Aqua satellite was fortunate to capture mostly clear views of the Emerald…

14 years ago

‘Climate Change Satellite’ Fails to Reach Orbit, Crashes in Ocean

[/caption] NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach…

14 years ago

Glory Launch Gets Another Go

[/caption] NASA will try again to launch its "climate change satellite" on Friday, following an attempt that was scrubbed on…

14 years ago

Plausibility Check – Habitable Planets around Red Giants

[/caption] While planets orbiting twin stars are a staple of science fiction, another is having humans live on planets orbiting…

14 years ago

‘Climate Change Satellite’ Gets its Day in the Sun — Finally

[/caption] NASA is launching an Earth-orbiting satellite called Glory tomorrow that will tackle a highly charged question: How much can…

14 years ago