New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years agoCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/CNES/CNRS/LANL/IRAP/IAS/LPGN LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April ...
Tag: Meteorology
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of the West
Credit: Joel Biederman, Agricultural Research Service TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 - Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and ...
Skoltech team used mass spectrometry to study composition of meteorites
Credit: Skoltech Scientists from Russia and Germany studied the molecular composition of carbonaceous chondrites - the insoluble organic matter of ...
Professor Qingwei Ma seeks to unlock the potential of marine wave energy
The City, University of London academic will lead on the development of a new generation modelling suite, combining machine learning ...
There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres
UChicago study finds way that hot, rocky planets in other systems could form and keep atmospheresCredit: Engine House VFX, At-Bristol ...
HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory discovers origin of highest-energy cosmic rays in the galaxy
Photon origins tracked to Cygnus OB2 star-forming regionCredit: TeV: Binita Hona (HAWC Collaboration), IR: Hora et. al, Spitzer's Growing Legacy, ...
Distant planet may be on its second atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble finds
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, and R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet ...
Geological engineers create landslide atlas of Kerala, India
Credit: Sajinkumar KS Dedicated to the thousands of lives lost in landslides, the new atlas assesses landslide risk in 13 ...
NAU astronomer receives prestigious 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award
Tyler Robinson recognized for academic leadership, research quality and innovationCredit: Northern Arizona University A Northern Arizona University astronomer who studies ...
New study on the forecasting of extreme rainfall events in Mediterranean countries
Researchers at the European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasts and TU Freiberg develop a framework to better predict extreme rainfall ...
Emirates mission to reach Mars on Feb. 9 with instrument by NAU planetary scientist
EMIRS will provide a unique view of the lower and middle atmosphere of the planet, measuring the distribution of dust ...
New NCAR-Wyoming supercomputer to accelerate scientific discovery
New system will advance nation's understanding of geosciencesCredit: Image by Matthias Rempel, ©University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The National Center ...
NASA’s first mission to the Trojan asteroids integrates its second scientific instrument
Credit: NASA/ASU NASA's Lucy mission is one step closer to launch as L'TES, the Lucy Thermal Emission Spectrometer, has been ...
A pair of lonely planet-like objects born like stars
Credit: © University of Bern, Illustration: Thibaut Roger Star-forming processes sometimes create mysterious astronomical objects called brown dwarfs, which are ...