Experts Discovered a Weird, Hot Jupiter as It Passed Through a Star

Medicine & Technology Jan 25, 2021

At an incredible speed, the exoplanet classified as WASP-62b flails around the parent star. With a fully cloudless atmosphere, the planet is a hot Jupiter.

Carbon Sinks Can Help Stop Climate Change

Jan 04, 2021

The Earth has been equipped by nature with numerous giant "sponges," or carbon sinks, helping humans combat climate change.

Cloud Seeding: Does It Prevent Global Warming or Worsens It?

Nov 21, 2020

Some scientists are worried about using cloud seeding to meddle with the planet's climate as it is yet to be proven useful or even feasible.

Researchers Around the World Share Atmospheric Changes During the Pandemic

Oct 01, 2020

Atmospheric scientists worldwide share how nitrogen and carbon gas emissions have significantly decreased during the pandemic weeks after lockdown measures. Results show the impact of traffic-related pollution, which researchers would typically study over several years.

A Unique Study Explains Earth's Cleanest Air Pocket

Jun 05, 2020

Scientists discover Earth's cleanest pocket of air in the Southern Ocean despite strong wind currents.

Atmosphere of Far-Flung Planets 'Spiced up' by Sulfur an Implication for Extraterrestrial Life

Apr 07, 2020

Researchers from Johns Hopkins suggests that sulfur is indeed a ‘spice’ that points toa sign of extraterrestrial life on far-flung planets.

NASA Insights Show Clouds in Mars: Does it Rain on the Red Planet Too?

Jun 03, 2019

Experts from NASA explain why there are clouds but no rain on Mars.

Bacteria That Feeds on Methane Found Thriving In The Earth’s Atmosphere

Apr 12, 2019

A recent study found a bacteria in the atmosphere that seem to thrive because of the presence of methane.

Earth As Ancient Snowball Thawed Out

Apr 02, 2019

Did you know that the earth used to be a big ball of snow before everything was thawed out in a flash?

Scientists On A Hunt For Ripples in Time

Mar 27, 2019

Power facilities in Europe and the US are prepping for another round of search of ripples in space and time in extreme cosmic events.

Earth’s Atmosphere Extends Beyond The Moon

Mar 12, 2019

Tiny wisps of the Earth’s atmosphere stretches into the atmosphere way beyond that Moon’s orbit, new studies suggest.

A Three-Billion-Year Old Quartz-Mineral Shows The Contribution Of Comets For Earth’s Atmosphere

May 19, 2017

Among different scientific mysteries one of the subjects about the formation of Earth’s atmosphere that scientist has been long baffled. However, a three-billion-year-old air sample trapped in quartz mineral shows the link between comet and Earth atmosphere.

NASA to Create The Very First Space-Based Sodium Lidar To Study Mesosphere

May 17, 2017

A team of scientists and engineers at NASA are keen to build a sodium Lidar in space to study the Earth mesosphere, which currently poorly understood.

Scientists Find Wood Burning, Combustion Responsible To The Brown Cloud Formation

May 15, 2017

Smokes from wood burning and combustion are responsible for creating a large pollution in form of brown cloud when the organic molecule in the smoke interact with ozone.

Scientists Claim Metal Nickel Was Involved In Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction

Apr 19, 2017

During ore formation the metal nickel got released in the atmosphere and scientists claim this pehnomena might have triggered the Mass Extinction