Watch: Cool Science Video Explains How Clouds Form

Watch: Cool Science Video Explains How Clouds Form

Clouds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, here's how these puffy whites floating over our heads form

Bizarre Plumes on Mars Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

Bizarre Plumes on Mars Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

The plumes, caught on camera on several occasions, sometimes rise to altitudes of over 250 kilometers (155 miles)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 13th, 2014
Spot on Jupiter Is a Sunburn the Size of 2 Earths

Spot on Jupiter Is a Sunburn the Size of 2 Earths

Researchers with NASA explain Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the result of chemicals being broken down by sunlight

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2014
Incidence of Events Involving Night-Shining Clouds on the Rise

Incidence of Events Involving Night-Shining Clouds on the Rise

The phenomenon appears to be picking up steam, experts say

Sahara Reveals Beautiful Cloud Bands in New Satellite Photo

Sahara Reveals Beautiful Cloud Bands in New Satellite Photo

North is to the right in this highly-oblique image

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2014
Mountains Create Cloud Trails on Venus

Mountains Create Cloud Trails on Venus

ESA spacecraft studies the Venusian atmosphere with high precision

“Cloud Streets” Visible over the Atlantic from Space – Photo

“Cloud Streets” Visible over the Atlantic from Space – Photo

These atmospheric structures do not form very often

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 3rd, 2014
Blankets of Clouds Found on Two Nearby Exoplanets

Blankets of Clouds Found on Two Nearby Exoplanets

Clouds may exist on the most common types of extrasolar worlds

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 3rd, 2014
The World May Become 4 Degrees Hotter by 2100

The World May Become 4 Degrees Hotter by 2100

The global climate is very sensitive to carbon dioxide emissions

Huge Thunderstorm Clouds over Indonesia Seen from Space

Huge Thunderstorm Clouds over Indonesia Seen from Space

NASA satellite observes cloud texture and height in great detail

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 26th, 2013
Ocean Acidification Amplifies Global Warming

Ocean Acidification Amplifies Global Warming

Researchers say ocean acidification impairs the formation of clouds

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 21st, 2012
New Geoengineering Scheme Involves Shooting Water at the Sky

New Geoengineering Scheme Involves Shooting Water at the Sky

The idea is currently being reviewed for a second time

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 27th, 2012
Massive Storms May Put Dents in the Ozone Layer

Massive Storms May Put Dents in the Ozone Layer

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 12th, 2012
Satellites Can Now See Through Cloud Covers

Satellites Can Now See Through Cloud Covers

New technique revealed by experts in the United States

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 19th, 2012
Thunderstorm Clouds, Pollution Boost Atmospheric Warming

Thunderstorm Clouds, Pollution Boost Atmospheric Warming

It was only recently that experts discovered this interaction

A Cloudy Day on Mars

A Cloudy Day on Mars

Atmospheric phenomena obscure clear views of the planet's surface

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 22nd, 2012
Earth's Clouds Are Moving Closer to the Surface

Earth's Clouds Are Moving Closer to the Surface

The discovery puzzled the international scientific community

 
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