NASA to study tiny sea creatures to understand Earth's atmosphere and climate
For the first time, scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are studying the tiny sea creatures called phytoplankton and their impact on the atmosphere and climate of the Earth.
Apr 11, 2018, 12:57 PM IST
Defunct Chinese space lab plunges back to Earth
The eight-tonne Tiangong-1 was mostly burnt up when it entered the Earth's atmosphere in the central region of the South Pacific at around 8:15 am Beijing time, China's Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said.
Apr 02, 2018, 16:04 PM IST
China's space lab 'Tiangong-1' set to re-enter Earth this weekend
China's first experimental space lab, Tiangong-1, is expected to plunge back to the Earth's atmosphere this weekend.
Mar 30, 2018, 12:15 PM IST
Earth's atmosphere may hold key to detecting alien life, says study
The new findings on how life evolves in different atmospheres could lay the foundation for scientists to interpret early biosignatures and signs of life on Earth-size exoplanets.
Feb 20, 2018, 17:25 PM IST
Exoplanet twice the size of Earth may have similar atmospheric ingredients
Due to the intense heat from its host star and its inability to maintain liquid water, the exoplanet doesn't have the potential to support life
Nov 17, 2017, 12:49 PM IST
Russia-backed European satellite to dedicatedly monitor Earth's atmosphere
The Sentinel-5P orbiter took off on time at 0927 GMT from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
Oct 13, 2017, 17:10 PM IST
Earth may be sending oxygen to the Moon
Researchers found that Japan's SELENE lunar orbiter (aka Kaguya), detected high levels of oxygen ions – positively charged oxygen molecules – while it was orbiting the Moon between 2007 and 2009.
Jan 31, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Hot hydrogen atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere found
A team of University of Illinois researchers has discovered the existence of hot atomic hydrogen (H) atoms in an upper layer of Earth's atmosphere known as thermosphere.
Dec 08, 2016, 22:34 PM IST
Young earth's air weighed less than half of today's : Study
Researchers from the University of Washington have shown how the early earth had a thicker atmosphere to compensate for weaker sunlight.
May 11, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
