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Published The aurora's very high altitude booster - The Aurora's Very High Altitude Booster: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Space Exploration


Electrons arriving from the Sun are propelled by electrical energy generated as high as 30,000 kilom...
Published Mercury: Results from Messenger’s low-altitude campaign - Mercury: Results from Messenger’s Low-Altitude Campaign


NASA's MESSENGER mission, now nearing the end of its fourth and final year of orbital operations at...
Published Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds - Saturn’s High-Altitude Winds Generate an Extraordinary Aurora, Study Finds


Space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Sat...
Published Dairy foods helped ancient Tibetans thrive in one of Earth's most inhospitable environments - Dairy Foods Helped Ancient Tibetans Thrive in One of Earth's Most Inhospitable Environments



The question of how prehistoric populations obtained sustainable food in the barren heights of the T...
Published How ice clouds develop: Asian monsoon influences large parts of the Northern Hemisphere - How Ice Clouds Develop: Asian Monsoon Influences Large Parts of the Northern Hemisphere


Atmospheric researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows nuclei for ice clouds to form and ra...
Published Smoke from the Black Summer wildfires in Australia impacted the climate and high altitude winds of the southern hemisphere for more than a year and a half - Smoke from Black Summer Wildfires in Australia Impacted Climate and High Altitude Winds of Southern Hemisphere for More Than a Year and a Half


The 2019/20 wildfires in Australia transported more smoke into the atmosphere than observed ever bef...
Published Loon stratospheric balloons confirm wind data from Aeolus - Loon Stratospheric Balloons Confirm Wind Data from Aeolus


ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a re...
Published Study on planet-warming contrails 'a spanner in the works' for aviation industry



Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails tha ...
Published Plastic cloud: New study analyzes airborne microplastics in clouds



Plastic waste that accumulates on land eventually ends up in the ocean as microplastics. However, it...
Published A lab in the sky: Physics experiment in Earth’s atmosphere could help improve GPS performance - A Lab in the Sky: Physics Experiment in Earth’s Atmosphere Could Help Improve GPS Performance


The Earth's atmosphere has been used as a 'laboratory' to carry out a physics experiment which could...
Published Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth's most arid deserts



The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large...
Published Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate's effect on the global ice



As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrink...
Published Equatorial jet in Venusian atmosphere - Equatorial Jet in Venusian Atmosphere: A Closer Look


Observations by Japan's Venus climate orbiter Akatsuki have revealed an equatorial jet in the lower...
Published The science behind those eye-popping northern lights - The Science Behind Those Eye-Popping Northern Lights


Stormy weather on the sun drives the glistening aurorae in our clear night skies. ABSTRACT: The Scie...
Published Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology, ancient DNA



The high-altitude hero of the Himalayas, yak are among the few large animals that can survive the ex ...
Published MESSENGER's endgame: Hover campaign promises bird's-eye view of Mercury's surface - MESSENGER's Endgame: Hover Campaign Promises Bird's-Eye View of Mercury's Surface


MESSENGER will not go gentle into that good night. The mission will end sometime this spring, when t...
Published When is an aurora not an aurora?



While auroras occur at high latitude, the associated phenomena Steve and the picket fence occur fart...
Published NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter's atmosphere - NIRISS Instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter's Atmosphere



There's an intriguing exoplanet out there -- 400 light-years out there -- that is so tantalizing tha...
Published Risk from solar flares to planes is real but not worth costly mitigation - Risk from Solar Flares to Planes is Real but Not Worth Costly Mitigation


Aviation guidelines aim to mitigate the effects of radiation, mainly caused by galactic cosmic rays...
Published Experts forecast the wind plant of the future to be taller and more economical - Experts Forecast the Wind Plant of the Future to be Taller and More Economical


Anticipating key features of wind plants a decade or more ahead of their installation can inform tod...