• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 27th, 2012
Sulfur Plays Critical Role in Regulating Atmospheric Oxygen

Sulfur Plays Critical Role in Regulating Atmospheric Oxygen

Study suggests its influence may have been underestimated

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 21st, 2012
Solar Corona Imaged in Highest-Resolution Ever

Solar Corona Imaged in Highest-Resolution Ever

The photo was collected by a telescope launched in mid-July

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 19th, 2012
Cassini Sees Impressive Lightning Show on Saturn

Cassini Sees Impressive Lightning Show on Saturn

This was the largest storm the orbiter ever observed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 11th, 2012
Titan's Atmosphere Reveals Impressive Vortex

Titan's Atmosphere Reveals Impressive Vortex

Experts say that the seasons on the Saturnine moon are changing

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 9th, 2012
Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Levels Are Decreasing

Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Levels Are Decreasing

Scientists have been monitoring their evolution for 15 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 28th, 2012
Exoplanetary Atmosphere Reveals Significant Changes

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Reveals Significant Changes

NASA observed planet located far away from the Sun

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Scientists determine how the greenhouse gas can change the climate

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 1st, 2012
Researchers Attempt Sun-Proofing the Earth

Researchers Attempt Sun-Proofing the Earth

Our planet is soon to be cooled off by an aerosols-barrier that blocks sunlight

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 21st, 2012
A Quick Look at the NASA FINESSE Spacecraft

A Quick Look at the NASA FINESSE Spacecraft

The mission proposal was selected by NASA for further development

  • 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

Project to Study How Much Dust Earth Collects from Space

Project to Study How Much Dust Earth Collects from Space

Our atmosphere soaks up tons of dust each day

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 16th, 2012
Detecting the Source of Martian Methane

Detecting the Source of Martian Methane

The presence of this gas in the atmosphere baffles scientists

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 15th, 2012
Advanced Carbon Monitoring Method Developed

Advanced Carbon Monitoring Method Developed

Researchers are now able to survey atmospheric CO2 amounts

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 10th, 2012
Martian Dunes Move Just Like Earth's Do

Martian Dunes Move Just Like Earth's Do

New investigations reveal surprising dune motion patterns

Ancient Values of Atmosphere Density on Mars Come Under Study

Ancient Values of Atmosphere Density on Mars Come Under Study

This type of research is extremely difficult to carry out

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
April Saw the End of La Niña

April Saw the End of La Niña

The natural phenomenon finally subsided after two years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Supernovae Essential to the Emergence of Life on Earth

Supernovae Essential to the Emergence of Life on Earth

We may have not been here today, if not for these explosions

 
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