Fires in the island nation of Indonesia have released immense stores of carbon into the atmosphere. The haze is affecting the health of millions of people there and in Malaysia and Singapore.
Fires in the island nation of Indonesia have released immense stores of carbon into the atmosphere. The haze is affecting the health of millions of people there and in Malaysia and Singapore.
There's an intrinsic "wow" factor to human space missions that's easy to underestimate. It's an emotional desire to experience the great expanse beyond our atmosphere in a way that sending robots can't satisfy.
There's an intrinsic "wow" factor to human space missions that's easy to underestimate. It's an emotional desire to experience the great expanse beyond our atmosphere in a way that sending robots can't satisfy.
"All the microwaves coming down from space would have been absorbed by clouds or water vapour in the atmosphere before they reached our instruments. That is why we picked Chajnantor," says astronomer Dr. Murdin.
There are no trees, no bushes, not even a blade of grass in this lifeless landscape. Even the atmosphere is alien. At 5,000 metres above the sea, oxygen levels are puny.
When a planet, orbiting around a star (other than our sun), passes in front of its parent star, then we can see a spectrum of starlight passing through its atmosphere. This gives us information on the possibility of life.
When a planet, orbiting around a star (other than our sun), passes in front of its parent star, then we can see a spectrum of starlight passing through its atmosphere. This gives us information on the possibility of life.
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth's clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable.
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth's clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable.
This truly outstanding photo taken from the International Space Station shows the Japanese HTV-4 spacecraft illuminating the Earth's clouds as it disintegrates in the atmosphere during re-entry. Unbelievable.
A chorus of cheers and applause echoed through the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory after the interplanetary rover Curiosity signaled it had survived a harrowing plunge through the thin Mars atmosphere.
A chorus of cheers and applause echoed through the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory after the interplanetary rover Curiosity signaled it had survived a harrowing plunge through the thin Mars atmosphere.
The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average.
The FDA report says that no link has been proven but that people are more likely to eat more at restaurants because of the large portions and the convivial atmosphere.