Atmosphere posts
The Wall Street Journal The spacecraft, protected by a 4.5-inch thick carbon-composite shield, will fly into the sun’s atmosphere next summer in hopes of determining why the sun's corona is hotter than its surface.
NASA Probe to Explore the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time
wsj.com
NASA said it will launch an unprecedented mission to fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere, zooming within four million miles of the surface and withstanding temperatures of up to 2,500 Fahrenheit.
106 months ago
Los Angeles Times The atmosphere of HAT-P-26b runs counter to some long-standing theories about planetary development.
Found: A Neptune-sized planet with sulfur-rich clouds and a watery atmosphere
latimes.com
Astronomers have discovered that a Neptune-sized planet orbiting another star has an atmosphere containing water and clouds.
106 months ago
io9 Inching ever closer to finding Earth 2.0.
This Is the Smallest Exoplanet Known to Have an Atmosphere
gizmodo.com
Using a ground-based telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected traces of an atmosphere around an exoplanet located 39 light-years away. This exoplanet is not much larger than our own, making it the most Earth-like planet known to h Read more ... arbor an atmosphere.
107 months ago
Howstuffworks How did Earth's atmosphere develop the oxygen-rich atmosphere necessary for life?
108 months ago
Kieran Thomas Kenny A bit of a random question but, still science. Does anybody know "what would happen if you opened a box of our atmosphere in space, and the opposite way around, opened a big box of space "atmosphere" into our atmosphere? "
121 months ago
The WorldPost "Understanding what happened to the Mars atmosphere will inform our knowledge of the dynamics and evolution of any planetary atmosphere."
WATCH: NASA Makes Major Martian Atmosphere Discovery
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Solar wind stripped the red planet of its atmosphere, scientists say.
125 months ago
HuffPost Science & Tech How did Mars lose its atmosphere? Could it happen to Earth? Probably.
WATCH LIVE: NASA Makes Major Martian Atmosphere Discovery
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Solar wind stripped the red planet of its atmosphere, scientists say.
125 months ago
I fucking love science Where did Mars' atmosphere go?
NASA Study Reveals How Mars Turned From A Habitable World Into A Dead Planet
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Today, Earth is the only clearly habitable world in the Solar System. But more than 3.5 billion years ago, it may have been joined by at least one other: Mars. We believe it used to have a thick atmosphere, liquid water, and maybe even life on the su Read more ... rface, until something happened to that atmosphere…
125 months ago
Washington Post Sports Matt Niskanen said of his postseason experience at Verizon Center two years ago: “That was a really fun atmosphere. The best I’ve seen, the best I’ve played in. I’m sure there’s other places, but it’s the best I’ve played in.”
Capitals fed off raucous home crowd, expect similar atmosphere on Long Island
washingtonpost.com
Defenseman Matt Niskanen called Nassau Coliseum, which will cease operations as an NHL rink after this season, the best atmosphere he's ever experienced first-hand.
131 months ago
I fucking love science Why is there a giant "Y" on Venus?
Scientists May Have Solved Origins Of Mysterious Feature In Venus' Atmosphere
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Venus may be enveloped in a thick, choking atmosphere, but this atmosphere is also shrouded in something else: mystery. For the past 50 years, scientists have struggled to explain the presence of a humongous dark structure shaped like a “Y” in th Read more ... e hellish planet’s skies. Now, astronomers believe the…
132 months ago