atmospheric
Satellites watch as atmospheric river continues to flood California
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January 6, 2023
Satellites watch as atmospheric river continues to flood California
More rain is expected in an already drenched California as forecasters watch two new “atmospheric rivers” form over the Pacific…
Satellites watch ‘atmospheric river’ bring heavy rains to California (photo)
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January 4, 2023
Satellites watch ‘atmospheric river’ bring heavy rains to California (photo)
The so-called atmospheric river brings huge amounts of tropical moisture to California, prompting forecasters to warn of a high risk…
‘Atmospheric river’ crashes down US West Coast with rain and snow as satellites watch from space
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December 29, 2022
‘Atmospheric river’ crashes down US West Coast with rain and snow as satellites watch from space
“Atmospheric River” dumps “pineapple express” on the West Coast of the United States, but the fruit is not involved in…
NASA Loses Communication with ICON Atmospheric Satellite in Earth Orbit
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December 7, 2022
NASA Loses Communication with ICON Atmospheric Satellite in Earth Orbit
NASA recently lost contact with a near-expired atmospheric satellite. NASA’s Ionospheric Communications Investigator (ICON) lost contact on Nov. 25, and…
Astronomers have discovered the heaviest element in the exoplanet’s atmospheric barium
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October 16, 2022
Astronomers have discovered the heaviest element in the exoplanet’s atmospheric barium
Astronomers have discovered the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet’s atmospheric barium. They were surprised to find barium at…
Mysteries of some atmospheric halos remain unexplained after 5,000 years
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July 29, 2022
Mysteries of some atmospheric halos remain unexplained after 5,000 years
For the first time in nearly 5,000 years of observations, researchers have fully cataloged the optical illusions that appear in…
L’Express against atmospheric obscurantism: we can’t be intimidated
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July 22, 2022
L’Express against atmospheric obscurantism: we can’t be intimidated
Invite a loved one to read this article for free: “Express against atmospheric obscurantism: we can not be intimidated” The…
James Webb Space Telescope Atmospheric Studies May Provide Clue to Land and Sea on Alien Worlds
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July 19, 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Atmospheric Studies May Provide Clue to Land and Sea on Alien Worlds
New modeling of the atmospheric conditions of a hypothetical alien world could help the James Webb Space Telescope and reveal…
Record-breaking Tonga volcano spawned the fastest atmospheric waves ever seen
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July 6, 2022
Record-breaking Tonga volcano spawned the fastest atmospheric waves ever seen
The massive eruption of the underwater volcano Tonga in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year caused an explosion so powerful…
Stinky hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there (and on Neptune too)
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October 4, 2021
Stinky hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there (and on Neptune too)
A recent discovery of giant ammonia-rich hail, dubbed mushroom balls, on Jupiter could explain why Uranus and Neptune appear to…