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An Otherworldly Cloud Over New Zealand
Filmmakers love New Zealand. Its landscapes evoke other worlds, which explains why so much of The Lord of the Rings…
Weather in the Solar System Can Teach Us About Weather on Exoplanets
The way astronomers study planets in our own solar system is surprisingly similar to the way they study exoplanets, despite…
It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System
A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer…
As Hurricane Ian Bears Down on Florida, NASA Decides to Roll Artemis 1 Back to the Assembly Building
As a result of the latest weather predictions regarding Hurricane Ian, NASA managers met on the morning of September 26…
Accurately Forecasting the Weather on Mars and Titan
Even meteorologists who forecast the weather on Earth admit that they can’t always accurately predict the weather at a specific…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 516: Polar Vortices
It's cold right now. Okay, fine, here on Vancouver Island, it's actually pretty warm. But for the rest of Canada…
Noctilucent Clouds Perform Delicate Dance for NASA’s Balloon-Cam
Noctilucent clouds 50 miles above the Earth in the mesosphere. A NASA mission spent five days above the Arctic photographing…
Why Does it Rain?
Rain is part of Earth's all-important hydrological cycle, where water evaporates from the Earth's surface, condenses, and falls from the…
What is the Wettest Place on Earth?
Several different locations around the world have been called the "wettest place on Earth" at one time or another. Here…
What is Tornado Alley?
Reaching across the Great Plains - from Texas to the Canadian Prairies - is the infamous "Tornado Alley", where tornado…