Cloud Ice

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  NASA SPHEREx Mission to Map Water Ice in the Milky Way for Life’s Origins

  NASA’s SPHEREx mission, launching February 27, will search for water ice and frozen compounds in the Milky Way’s molecular clouds. By surveying over 9 million regions, the mission aims to understand how these compounds influence planet and star formation. Findings will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope, enhancing insights into...

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  Curiosity Rover Observes Iridescent Clouds on Mars, Offering New Insights

  NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured rare iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky, observed at high altitudes in twilight conditions. These carbon dioxide ice clouds were seen forming between 60 and 80 kilometres above the surface before evaporating as they descended. Scientists believe their presence hints at unknown cooling mechanisms ...

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  NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Feather-Shaped Iridescent Cloud on Mars

  A remarkable feather-shaped iridescent cloud was spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars. Captured during a seasonal imaging campaign, this phenomenon provides valuable data on Martian weather patterns. Scientists believe such clouds help study particle sizes and atmospheric changes. The cloud, composed of either water ice or carbon dioxide ice...

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  Mysterious Icy Objects Found in Milky Way Baffle Astronomers: Everything You Need to Know

  Astronomers have identified mysterious icy objects in the outer Milky Way, raising questions about their nature. These structures, composed of ice and gas, are located in a region where star formation is rare. Despite early detections dating back to 2006-2011, recent observations using the AKARI space telescope and the ALMA array in Chile have prov...

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  Amateur Astronomer Discovers Unexpected Composition of Jupiter’s Clouds

  Recent observations by an amateur astronomer reveal that Jupiter’s clouds may not consist of ammonia ice as previously assumed. Using a technique called band-depth analysis, Steve Hill mapped ammonia concentrations in the planet’s atmosphere, finding reflective layers deeper than expected. These findings suggest the clouds may be composed of am...

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  Ammonium Hydrosulfide Identified as Primary Component of Jupiter’s Clouds, Not Ammonia

  Jupiter’s clouds, long believed to be made of ammonia ice, are now confirmed to consist primarily of ammonium hydrosulfide combined with photochemical materials. This groundbreaking discovery, achieved through collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers, has redefined our understanding of the planet's atmosphere. Using innovative m...

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  Study Finds Industrial Aerosols May Cause Local Snowfall by Freezing Clouds

  A new study led by the University of Tartu has shown that industrial emissions, particularly aerosol particles, can influence local snowfall by triggering ice formation in supercooled clouds. Using satellite and ground-based radar observations, researchers found that factories, including cement plants and power stations, may cause localised snow pl...

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  Microplastics Could Be Changing Earth’s Climate, Reveals New Study

  A Penn State University study published in Environmental Science & Technology: Air reveals that airborne microplastics may influence the climate by affecting cloud structures and weather patterns. The study found that microplastics act as ice nucleating agents in clouds, potentially altering precipitation. Professor Miriam Freedman highlights the n...

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  At Minus 30 Degrees Celsius, Boiling Water Turns To Ice In Finland Winter

  Finland's record low temperatures this week inspired a tourist on a trip to the Arctic to try a trick that had long intrigued him: throwing boiling water in the air when it's extremely cold outside and seeing it turn into an instant cloud of icy dust

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  ''Ice And Fire'': NASA Shares Fascinating Pic Of 'Cosmic Reef' Taken By Hubble Telescope

  The telescope captured two neighbouring clouds of cosmic dust and gas, the giant red nebula NGC 2014 and a smaller blue nebula nearby called NGC 2020.

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  Source Of Dust Key To Ice Formation In Clouds: Scientists

  Dust particles from river deltas can more potently influence ice formation in clouds than those from deserts, researchers have found.

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  NASA's James Webb Telescope Finds Signs Of "Building Blocks For Life" In Icy Space Clouds

  NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope recently peered inside a molecular cloud located 630 light years away and found ices made of different elements.

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  Verizon Signs Up Microsoft, Nokia to Help Clients Build Private 5G Networks

  Verizon said on Monday it has struck deals with Microsoft and Nokia to improve the telecoms giant's ability to target business customers by offering clients the ability to automate factory floors, lower costs and speed up data traffic through private 5G networks.

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  Google Employees Call for Pledge Not to Work With ICE

  A group of employees called Googlers for Human Rights posted a public petition urging the company not to bid on a cloud computing contract for CBP.

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  NASA's ICESat-2 Earth-Tracking Satellite to Launch on September 15

  NASA is set to launch its Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2 - that will track Earth's melting poles and disappearing sea ice - on Saturday.