Does global warming cause asteroids to fall?

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 15:08

The effects of global warming may stretch far beyond Earth and reach meteorites millions of miles away in space.

`Flux ropes` discovered in Venus` atmosphere

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 14:43

Astronomers have spotted enormous magnetic entities - called flux ropes - stretching for hundreds of kilometres in Venus`s upper atmosphere, above the poles.

India to make world`s largest solar telescope

Last Updated: Saturday, January 5, 2013, 14:23

India is likely to begin construction of the world`s largest solar telescope on the foothills of the Himalayas in Ladakh to understand the fundamental processes taking place on the Sun by year-end, a senior official said Saturday.

Graphene-based sensors to detect trace elements in Earth’s upper atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, December 7, 2012, 09:36

NASA scientists are developing graphene-based tiny sensors to detect trace elements in Earth’s upper atmosphere and structural flaws in spacecraft.

Fossil raindrops to shed light on early Earth`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 15:41

Researchers are using the imprints of raindrops preserved in a 2.7 billion-year-old rock to figure out what the atmosphere was like on the early Earth.

Scientists discover dwarf planet with no atmosphere

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 13:37

Astronomers have discovered that a distant dwarf planet, about two thirds the size of Pluto, lacks atmosphere.

City block-sized asteroid to pass near Earth on Feb 15

Last Updated: Sunday, October 28, 2012, 13:47

An asteroid, the size of a city block, will squeeze by Earth’s atmosphere and the geostationary satellites orbiting the planet in February, scientists have revealed.

Glaciers cracking due to presence of excessive CO2

Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 17:18

Presence of excessive levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere is causing global temperatures to rise and glaciers and ice caps to melt, researchers have warned.

Titan’s atmosphere changes with seasons similar to Earth

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 13:38

A researcher in France has analyzed data of Titan gathered over 30 years and has found that the changing seasons of the Saturn’s moon affect it more than previously thought.