An impression of the greenhouse planet, the third smallest planet in the Solar System (after Mars and Mercury). Venus is almost totally featureless seen from space, owing to its dense carbon-dioxide ...
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has selected two firms for the the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Atmospheric Composition (ACX) Phase A Study ...
The one-way trip should help scientists crack the planet's mysteries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...
(WJET/WFXP) – New satellite technology is being developed to track harmful pollutants in Earth’s atmosphere. According to information provided by the National Environmental Satellite, Data and ...
This November through February, a specialized laser instrument that measures atmospheric gases is hitching a ride on regularly scheduled flights to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The ...
Scientists at The University of Arizona will build a prototype instrument to demonstrate their revolutionary idea for a satellite-borne remote sensing system. It will measure water vapor, temperature ...
There's an intriguing exoplanet out there -- 400 light-years out there -- that is so tantalizing that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its ...