Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Collapses
July 18, 2010: NASA-funded researchers are monitoring a big event in our planet’s atmosphere. High above Earth’s surface where the atmosphere meets space, a rarefied layer…
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New Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
A high-speed solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field last night (May 2-3), sparking a geomagnetic storm that lasted more than 15 hours. In Scandinavia, the…
Read the article →NASA Sun-Earth Day, 2010, Webcast
When Is Sun-Earth Day? This year’s main celebration will be on March 20, 2010, @1pm – 2pm ET. NASA EDGE, an award-winning talk show known for…
Read the article →Colliding Auroras Produce Explosions of Light
A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA’s THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains…
Read the article →Noctilucent Clouds in 2009
The first noctilucent clouds of 2009 have been seen over northern Europe. On May 29th, photographers recorded wispy electric-blue tendrils spreading across the twilight skies of…
Read the article →NASA Earth Day, 2009
NASA is inviting the public to vote online for the most important contribution the space agency has made to exploring Earth and improving the way we…
Read the article →NASA Celebrates Sun_Earth Day, 2009
NASA Celebrates Sun-Earth Day With Illuminating Webcast NASA scientists will reveal new information and images about our sun and its influence on Earth and the solar…
Read the article →Giant Atmospheric Waves Over Iowa
Pop quiz: define undular bore. If your answer included words such as dull or tiresome, i.e., boring, think again. Or better yet, click on the image…
Read the article →Noxious Lightning
Lightning is more than light and noise: It’s an intense chemical factory that affects both local air quality and global climate. But how big is the…
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