atmosphere
Pacific Glory
An optical phenomenon known as a "glory" is seen over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean in this image from NASA's Aqua…
There’s a Hole in the Sky!
[/caption] Well, not the sky exactly, but definitely in the clouds! This image, acquired by NASA's Aqua satellite on June 5,…
On the Edge of Titan
[/caption] Here's a quick look at one of my favorite cosmic photo subjects - the varying layers of atmosphere that…
On The Hunt For High-Altitude Microorganisms
[/caption] The United States Rocket Academy has announced an open call for entries in its High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, a…
Antarctica’s Ice Being Eaten Away From Below
Data collected from a NASA ice-watching satellite reveal that the vast ice shelves extending from the shores of western Antarctica…
Saturn’s “Wispy” Moon Has An Oxygen Atmosphere
[/caption] There's oxygen around Dione, a research team led by scientists at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory announced on…
Beneath the Surface: Seeing Jupiter’s Hidden Storms
Launched on August 5, 2011, NASA's Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study its magnetic field and…
Titan’s Layered Atmosphere is Surprisingly Earth-Like
[/caption] Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is in some ways the most Earth-like world in the solar system, with…
Titan’s Colorful Crescent
[/caption] Made from one of the most recent Cassini images, this is a color-composite showing a backlit Titan with its dense, multi-layered…
What is Airglow?
[/caption] In many of the photos that we have featured recently from astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a glowing…