Falcon 9 Rocket Debris Creates Light Show Over Pacific Northwest Sky

Medicine & Technology Mar 26, 2021

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on March 4 has failed to do a deorbit burn. It re-entered the Earth's orbit on March 25 and created a light show over the Pacific Northwest sky.

Has Polar Vortex Really Arrived? Here’s What Report Indicates

Feb 18, 2021

News headlines have provided clues that the polar vortex has arrived like there was some ice tornado wreaking havoc anywhere it strikes.

Lunar Hematite: Why Is There Rust on the Moon?

Sep 02, 2020

Researchers discover the presence of rust, oxidized iron, on the Moon in the form of hematite, but the Moon's atmosphere has no oxygen.

Scientists Found Four Times the Amount of Coarse Dust in the Atmosphere Then Previously Thought

Apr 15, 2020

UCLA scientists report that there is four times the amount of coarse dust in Earth's atmosphere than was previously believed which can affect atmospheric phenomena like hurricanes.

The Great Oxidation Event Explained: Scientists Developed a Model to Describe How the Tectonic Plates Affected the History of the Atmosphere

Dec 12, 2019

Scientists behind the study used detail modeling and discovered that an increase in tectonic activity produced new volcanoes prior to the Great Oxidation Event which pumped big amounts of carbon dioxide in the air which led to the warming of the climate, increased rainfall, and leading to more minerals washed into the ocean.

Earth's Atmosphere: Research Says It’s More Chemically Reactive In Colder Regions

May 22, 2017

A new research has proved that the earth’s atmosphere can be more chemically reactive in the colder temperatures. Scientists have observed the mechanism behind it.

Supersonic Plasma Jets Discovered In Earth's Atmosphere With Temperature Reaches 10,000 C

Mar 28, 2017

ESA's Swarm has been used to improve our understanding of vast sheets of electric current in the upper atmosphere.