Atmosphere : Science World Report

Jun 18, 2015 03:02 PM EDT

Saturn's Moon, Titan, Has Earth-like Polar Winds that Whip Gas into Space

Saturn's moon, Titan, may have an atmosphere that's far more Earth-like than once thought.

Jun 02, 2015 12:05 PM EDT

Plasma Tubes Discovered in Inner Layers of Earth's Magnetosphere with 3D Vision

Scientists may have discovered something interesting around planet Earth: tubular plasma structures in the inner layers of our planet's magnetosphere. The new findings come after the researchers creatively used a radio telescope to see in 3D.

May 27, 2015 06:07 AM EDT

Did the Mars Rover Curiosity Cause the Red Planet's Methane Spike?

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover detected a mysterious methane spike on Mars in 2014. But what caused this sudden spike, though, is now open for debate.

Feb 11, 2015 09:51 AM EST

Human-Made Aerosol Emissions Change Rainfall Patterns in the Northern Tropics

Aerosols may just be impacting the northern tropics. Scientists have discovered that human-made aerosol emissions from industrial processes have changed the relationship between temperature and precipitation in this region.

Jan 15, 2015 07:35 AM EST

Scientists Discover Earliest Record of Earth's Ancient Atmosphere

Scientists are getting the earliest look yet at Earth's ancient atmosphere. Chemical analysis of some of the world's oldest rocks has revealed a record of our planet's atmosphere four billion years ago.

Oct 06, 2014 07:16 AM EDT

How Oxygen on Earth Formed Before Life Began On Our Planet

While researchers once believed that there must have been a small amount of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere before life began, they weren't sure where this non-life oxygen came from. Now, they may have some answers..

Jun 23, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Two Types of New Dust Discovered in the Martian Atmosphere: The Environment of Mars

Scientists may have discovered something new about the Red Planet's atmosphere. Satellite-acquired data reveals that dust particles in Mars' atmosphere actually consist of two types, revealing a bit more about the planet.

May 28, 2014 07:40 AM EDT

Hazy Sunsets on Saturn's Titan Reveal Complexity of Exoplanet Atmospheres

Working with data from NASA's Cassini, researchers have examined Saturn's hazy moon, Titan, in order to act as a stand-in for other exoplanets in order to develop a new and possibly more effective technique for studying their atmospheres.

May 07, 2014 09:53 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Origins of Jellyfish-like Sprites in the Atmosphere: Plasma Disturbances

Atmospheric sprites have been known to exist for nearly a century. Yet exactly how they formed and where they come from have been a mystery--until now.

Dec 28, 2013 07:43 AM EST

Why it Snows in the Frozen North: Scientists Reveal How Arctic Snowflakes Form

Why does it snow so much in the frozen north? That's a good question, and now scientists may have an answer as to why drifts pile up in places like the Arctic.

Oct 07, 2013 04:35 PM EDT

Surprise Finding About Cloud-Seeding and Planet-Cooling Aerosol Particle Formation

The CLOUD collaboration at CERN has published groundbreaking results in Nature that show that amines – atmospheric vapours closely related to ammonia – combine with sulphuric acid to form highly stable aerosol particles at rates similar to those observed in the atmosphere.