Trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and single-celled organisms travel the globe high in the atmosphere. Scientists are ...

On Christmas Eve in 1972, humanity received a gift: A portrait of the Earth as a vivid globe.Clouds swirl over the vast African continent and south polar ice cap, all set against the deep blue of ...

When volcanic eruptions send towering plumes of ash into the atmosphere, they don’t just darken the sky or affect local air ...

The key may lie in Arctic clouds during winter, as climate models tend to underestimate how much liquid they contain and how ...

Six orbiting instruments make up NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System ... who heads NASA's GLOBE clouds team, said in a statement. You can submit up to 10 photos per day between ...

Considering the globe as a whole, high clouds and cloud-free scenes result in warming of the Earth's atmosphere, as less energy escapes into space than arrives from the sun. For low clouds ...

Clouds must be considered when scientists measure Earth's surface temperature from space. When satellite instruments take measurements, clouds must be correctly identified to ensure accurate ...

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The claim: Photos appearing to show clouds behind the sun suggest it orbits the earth, isn't millions of miles away Earth orbits the sun, a star located more than 90 million miles away at the ...