items tagged with Atmosphere
Hypothesis says we have extra 1.3 billion years on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-14 10:09:38
A Caltech paper has stated that we can live on Earth for another 2.3 billion years, over double the current estimate. Because of this new hypothesis (if proven true) it should also mean that we have over twice the chance of finding intelligent life out there in the universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-14 10:09:38
A Caltech paper has stated that we can live on Earth for another 2.3 billion years, over double the current estimate. Because of this new hypothesis (if proven true) it should also mean that we have over twice the chance of finding intelligent life out there in the universe.
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Lightning "dances" on edge of space: Sprites
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-08 08:29:08
On the wispy boundary where Earth’s atmosphere fades away and outer space takes charge, a type of lightning occurs that, until they were photographed by a University of Minnesota scientist and followed up with images from NASA Space Shuttle astronauts, were not believed to be real.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-08 08:29:08
On the wispy boundary where Earth’s atmosphere fades away and outer space takes charge, a type of lightning occurs that, until they were photographed by a University of Minnesota scientist and followed up with images from NASA Space Shuttle astronauts, were not believed to be real.
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Live 5 months longer in clean air
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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Meteor becomes "bright blue shot" in Nordic night sky
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-24 08:20:06
On January 17, 2009, early in the evening, a meteor shot across the Nordic sky and and brightened up the dark night sky for several seconds. It then exploded with a gigantic booming sound. Videos and images are provided by SpaceWeather.com.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-24 08:20:06
On January 17, 2009, early in the evening, a meteor shot across the Nordic sky and and brightened up the dark night sky for several seconds. It then exploded with a gigantic booming sound. Videos and images are provided by SpaceWeather.com.
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Chemical belt measured between clean Australia and dirty Southeast Asia
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-10-11 09:07:22
A team of British researchers has measured what they call a “chemical equator” that separates the relatively clean atmosphere of the southern hemisphere from the very dirty skies of the northern hemisphere. They found much more pollution in the hemisphere where most of the people live.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-10-11 09:07:22
A team of British researchers has measured what they call a “chemical equator” that separates the relatively clean atmosphere of the southern hemisphere from the very dirty skies of the northern hemisphere. They found much more pollution in the hemisphere where most of the people live.
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Wildfires in California turn Sun lavender
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-30 07:47:28
More than one thousand wildfires in northern California are making the atmosphere very smoky, which is also causing the phenomenon called “Lavender Sun.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-30 07:47:28
More than one thousand wildfires in northern California are making the atmosphere very smoky, which is also causing the phenomenon called “Lavender Sun.”
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Mars once rained water, according to California study
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-26 08:52:56
According to research led by University of California--Berkeley geoscientists, the atmosphere of ancient Mars once held enough liquid water for a light drizzle or dew to fall onto the surface of the planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-26 08:52:56
According to research led by University of California--Berkeley geoscientists, the atmosphere of ancient Mars once held enough liquid water for a light drizzle or dew to fall onto the surface of the planet.
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NASA: See 4D live model of Earth’s ionosphere
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-01 10:23:53
On April 30, 2008, NASA announced the public unveiling on the Internet of its four dimensional (4D) live model of the ionosphere of Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-01 10:23:53
On April 30, 2008, NASA announced the public unveiling on the Internet of its four dimensional (4D) live model of the ionosphere of Earth.
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NASA studies Arctic atmospheric warming with ARCTAS
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 10:00:09
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) is a NASA project to study the chemistry of the lower atmosphere of the Arctic. Specifically, NASA scientists want to learn more about air pollution and climate change in the Arctic.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 10:00:09
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) is a NASA project to study the chemistry of the lower atmosphere of the Arctic. Specifically, NASA scientists want to learn more about air pollution and climate change in the Arctic.
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Australia begins to bury carbon dioxide
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-02 10:52:54
The CO2CRC Otways Project will capture and compress carbon dioxide in Australia’s first geosequestration plant and then inject all of it in an empty underground natural gas reservoir for geological storage.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-02 10:52:54
The CO2CRC Otways Project will capture and compress carbon dioxide in Australia’s first geosequestration plant and then inject all of it in an empty underground natural gas reservoir for geological storage.
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First weather satellite, TIROS I, launched 48 years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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