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Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences: an umbrella term for the study of the Earth's atmosphere, its processes, the effects other systems have on the atmosphere, and the effects of the atmosphere on these other systems. Meteorology includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics with a major focus on weather forecasting. Climatology is the study of atmospheric changes that define average climates and their change over time, due to both natural and anthropogenic climate variability. Aeronomy is the study of the upper layers of the atmosphere, where dissociation and ionization are important. Atmospheric science has been extended to the field of planetary science and the study of the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system.
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OCT 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earthlings have experienced quite a few close calls from space rocks in the recent past, but now they have something els ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
China’s space program is evolving quickly. The country recently announced its plans to send 13 different payloads ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although Venus was long regarded as Earth’s sister planet, planetary scientists are unraveling the Venusian secret ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Earl Maize officially called the end of the Cassini mission on Friday as the agency ordered the probe into ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2017Videos
Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature, but have you ever wondered what happens when two of them happen to run into on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX regularly launches Falcon 9 rockets carrying satellites and other cargo for space agencies or companies. On the o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2017Videos
Residents of Florida are bunkering down or evacuating as Hurricane Irma sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean with power the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2017Plants & Animals
Researchers have been looking for answers as to why some of the ocean’s largest whales beach themselves on Earth&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Earth and Venus share a lot of qualities with one another, but there are some striking differences that set the two plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2017Videos
If you've ever observed the skies above your head before, then you might have watched as high-flying jet airplanes left ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 11, 2017Videos
Did you know that you never see the same rainbow as somebody else? That's because you view the rainbow from a different ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2017Videos
And so the debate rages on: where does the Earth's atmosphere actually end, and outer space begin? There are a lot of an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
The seemingly-endless search for extraterrestrial life in our universe continues on, and while we haven’t found an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2017Videos
The Cassini spacecraft is running out of fuel, and NASA has already started the spacecraft's final mission: The Grand Fi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
Last night I was shaken out of my superficial sleep with a jolt. The meaty hands of the man behind me grasped my chair t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Most scientists agree that Mars once had a vibrant atmosphere similar to the Earth’s. Such an atmosphere would hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2017Videos
On Earth, we have a very comfortable atmosphere that makes life possible, but one other thing our atmosphere does for us ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2017Videos
When small whirlwinds or vortexes of air occur, you sometimes get the chance to experience what are known as dust devils ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earthlings have experienced quite a few close calls from space rocks in the recent past, but now they have something els
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
China’s space program is evolving quickly. The country recently announced its plans to send 13 different payloads
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although Venus was long regarded as Earth’s sister planet, planetary scientists are unraveling the Venusian secret
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Earl Maize officially called the end of the Cassini mission on Friday as the agency ordered the probe into
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2017
Videos
Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature, but have you ever wondered what happens when two of them happen to run into on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX regularly launches Falcon 9 rockets carrying satellites and other cargo for space agencies or companies. On the o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2017
Videos
Residents of Florida are bunkering down or evacuating as Hurricane Irma sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean with power the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
Researchers have been looking for answers as to why some of the ocean’s largest whales beach themselves on Earth&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Earth and Venus share a lot of qualities with one another, but there are some striking differences that set the two plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2017
Videos
If you've ever observed the skies above your head before, then you might have watched as high-flying jet airplanes left
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 11, 2017
Videos
Did you know that you never see the same rainbow as somebody else? That's because you view the rainbow from a different
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2017
Videos
And so the debate rages on: where does the Earth's atmosphere actually end, and outer space begin? There are a lot of an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The seemingly-endless search for extraterrestrial life in our universe continues on, and while we haven’t found an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2017
Videos
The Cassini spacecraft is running out of fuel, and NASA has already started the spacecraft's final mission: The Grand Fi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When scientists look for exoplanets, one type that stands out the most are terrestrial Earth-like exoplanets. Unlike gas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Last night I was shaken out of my superficial sleep with a jolt. The meaty hands of the man behind me grasped my chair t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Most scientists agree that Mars once had a vibrant atmosphere similar to the Earth’s. Such an atmosphere would hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2017
Videos
On Earth, we have a very comfortable atmosphere that makes life possible, but one other thing our atmosphere does for us
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2017
Videos
When small whirlwinds or vortexes of air occur, you sometimes get the chance to experience what are known as dust devils
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard