When most of us think about theweather on other planets, we imagine extreme conditions—boiling acid rain, methane snow, or ...

At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than ...

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Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...

Earth’s patterns are seen. By Leah Ollman . Oct. 24, 2008 12 AM PT . ... Above the line, extraordinary skies of stylized clouds and below, receding patterns of waves or hills. Advertisement.

Researchers have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a direct signature of recent environmental change. This new tool can ...

In an analysis of the past 1.2 million years, UC Santa Barbara geologist Lorraine Lisiecki discovered a pattern that connects the regular changes of the Earth's orbital cycle to changes in the ...

Scientists say they’ve confirmed Earth’s inner core has been slowing down. Here’s what it could mean — and why the topic has been the subject of fierce debate.

Mosaic pattern of the angle of polarization around the L5 point (white dot) of the Earth-Moon system. The five rectangular windows correspond to the fields of view of the imaging polarimetric ...