NASA will fly low over Houston this month as it studies the Earth's atmosphere and coastline

NASA will fly as low as 1,000 feet over Houston to study the Earth's atmosphere and coast.

'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, dubbed the Zwan-Wolf effect, squeezing plasma "like toothpaste" in Mars' ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope found a Saturn-sized planet with Earth-like temperatures and a methane-rich atmosphere

Somewhere between the scorching extremes of hot Jupiters and the frozen depths of gas giants like Saturn lies a planet that ...
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NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT

NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of about 230 tons of TNT and generating a sonic boom heard ...

NASA's AWE instrument completes mission to study Earth's effect on space weather

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a successful and scheduled end, surpassing its ...
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NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...
Newsweek

NASA Explains How Meteor Sparked Sonic Boom Over Massachusetts

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A mysterious boom that rattled homes and sparked confusion across ...

NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’

Using data from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified the Zwan-Wolf effect in Mars’ atmosphere. The phenomenon is known to occur ...
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5-foot meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere, sending meteorite falling into Cape Cod Bay, NASA says

A five-foot in diameter meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 42,000 miles-per-hour Saturday, producing a ...

Meteor as Heavy as an Elephant Causes Widespread Speculation Across New England

The fireball was as heavy as an elephant and 5 feet (1.52 meter) wide and was going 42,000 mph (67,592.5 kph) when it entered ...