
Clouds Get High on Climate Change
Changes in cloud patterns match predictions from climate simulations of a warming world
Changes in cloud patterns match predictions from climate simulations of a warming world
Global regulation of chlorine compounds is giving the atmosphere time to heal, even as volcanic eruptions interfere
Network of deep-water observatories streams data in real time
Molten rock accumulates in a magma chamber outside the North Island’s main volcanoes
Meteorite impacts triggered enormous waves in a now-vanished ocean
Space agency declares the astronomy satellite a loss
NASA engineers work to recover the newly repurposed space telescope on the eve of a new type of planet search
Quest aims to uncover secrets of big craters across the solar system
Future of the major astronomy probe remains unclear as pieces of space debris are reported
Instrument problems prevented the Martian lander from launching in March 2016 as planned
Astronomers propose hunting for civilizations on worlds that can see our planet cross the sun
Research advocates worry that the president's budget proposal could backfire in the face of political opposition
U.S. science agencies threaten harsh penalties, but many have yet to take action
Fresh worlds found by K2 mission push beyond original discoveries
The AWARE project will help unravel effects of global warming
Faulty seismometer will delay the launch of the InSight lander for at least 26 months
Competing ideas suggest how sloshing motions could maintain a primordial magnetic field
Five years after a failed insertion into planet's orbit, Akatsuki tries again
Decision throws construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope into question
Five weeks of mapping at sea suggests two possible origins for the underwater Tamu Massif
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