atmosphere
What Is Atmospheric Pressure
[/caption] Just answering the question 'what is atmospheric pressure?' is not enough to give a full understanding of its importance.…
Man-Made Aurora Will Help to Better Predict Space Weather
[/caption] New experiments that create a man-made aurora are helping researchers better understand how nitrogen in our atmosphere reacts when…
What was the Largest Tornado Ever Recorded?
Determining the biggest tornado can be a tricky endeavor. First of all, there is no direct absolute way to measure…
Gases In The Atmosphere
[/caption]There are different gases in the atmosphere. There's nitrogen (the most abundant of them all), oxygen, and argon. There are…
Earth’s Upper Atmosphere is Cooling
New measurements from a NASA satellite show a dramatic cooling in the upper atmosphere that correlates with the declining activity…
Earth’s Atmosphere Came from Outer Space
[/caption] A new study finds the gases which formed the Earth's atmosphere – as well as its oceans - did…
Atmosphere Layers
[/caption] Seen from space, the Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, like a slight haze around the planet. But the atmosphere…