For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at GJ 1214b, an exoplanet 40 light-years away from Earth.
Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet’s Atmosphere for the First Time
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NASA’s Spitzer, Tess Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes.
“Warm Ice Age” Changed Climate Cycles
Approximately 700,000 years ago, a “warm ice age” permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth.
Summer Temperatures Arrive Early
A springtime heatwave has made large swaths of western North America feel like the dog days of summer.
Newcomers May Change Ecosystem Functions – Or Not
In a study tracking climate-induced changes in the distribution of animals and their effects on ecosystem functions, North Carolina State University researchers show that resident species can continue managing some important ecological processes despite the arrival of newcomers that are similar to them, but resident species’ role in ecosystem functioning changes when the newcomers are more different.
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels.
