Environment
Earth’s Upper Atmosphere is Cooling
New measurements from a NASA satellite show a dramatic cooling in the upper atmosphere that correlates with the declining activity…
UFOs This Weekend? No, Just an Experiment
Reports of UFOs skyrocketed last weekend along the east coast of the US after a NASA launched an experiment to…
Climate Change and Earth’s Cryosphere
Even though most of us do not live in the polar regions or don't even see icebergs or ice sheets…
Researchers Say Sun Cycle Alters Earth’s Climate
[/caption] If the energy from the sun varies by only 0.1 percent during the 11-year solar cycle, could such a…
Watermelons: The Newest Renewable Energy Source
This has nothing to do with space or astronomy, but is perhaps one of the juiciest pieces of new I…
Prescription For Light Pollution
There's good news ahead for dark sky supporters - a real prescription for light pollution. It's called Resolution 516: Advocating…
A Day for Earth, but a Whole Week for Dark Skies
[/caption] Wednesday is Earth Day, but all week -- Monday, April 20 through Saturday, April 26 -- is National Dark…
Aerosols Could Be Responsible For Arctic Warming
[/caption] Since the 1890s, surface temperatures on Earth have risen faster in the Arctic than in other regions of the…
Ozone Success Story: NASA Video of Enviro Action That Worked
[/caption] Imagine the year 2065. Two-thirds of Earth's ozone is gone. The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica is a year-round…
At Last: Successful Launch for European Climate Satellite
[/caption] Europe's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is headed into orbit, after a successful launch at 10:21 a.m.…