An idea that calls for the creation of inflatable starshades for telescopes has been recognized by NASA as part of the ...

However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for the year, covering 722,000 sq miles (1 ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Thermal emission measurements from the exoplanet Trappist-1 b suggest two plausible yet contradictory scenarios ...

China’s glaciers have shrunk by 26% in the last 60 years, with significant implications for water resources, sea-level rise, ...

"Alumina reflects light at certain wavelengths and if you dump enough alumina into the atmosphere, you are going to create scattering and eventually change the albedo of the planet," Boley told ...

Even if we limit greenhouse gas emissions, it's possible that we still won't stop global warming, and the atmosphere will ...

Even if we limit greenhouse gas emissions, it's possible that we still won't stop climate warming, and the atmosphere could ...

“Antarctica is the coldest continent on the planet, but even more important for making life ... he explores the glaciers of Livingston Island to precisely measure the albedo, the technical term for ...

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...