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Strange Quantum Effects, Tracking Objects in the Atmosphere, and AI Mimicking the Human Brain

Micah Hanks·January 27, 2026

This week, quantum mechanics holds at the macroscopic scale, and scientists develop a novel method using shockwaves from sonic booms to track objects entering Earth's atmosphere.

Fossilized Space Dust is Helping Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere

Ryan Whalen·July 31, 2025

International researchers have devised a new technique for studying a sort of fossilized atmosphere left behind by micrometeorites.

“It Was a Crazy Idea”: James Webb Space Telescope Confirms Dramatic Phenomenon On Pluto

Ryan Whalen·June 6, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest Pluto’s atmosphere is unlike any other in the solar system, confirming a 2017 hypothesis.

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“We’ve Got a New Mystery on Our Hands”: Scientists Stumped by Unexplained Motion in Titan’s Atmosphere

Christopher Plain·May 25, 2025

Scientists studying the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan have discovered a mysterious, gyroscopic motion they can't quite explain.

NASA Has Confirmed the Existence of a Phenomenon in Our Atmosphere That Has Puzzled Scientists for Half a Century

Micah Hanks·September 2, 2024

For the first time, a team of rocket scientists at NASA says they have finally succeeded in detecting a mysterious phenomenon in Earth’s atmosphere.

Source of the Moon’s Mysterious Atmosphere Revealed in New Analysis of Apollo-era Samples

Avi Loeb·August 12, 2024

What is the source of the lunar atmosphere? A new paper suggests the primary source of fresh atoms and molecules in the lunar atmosphere.

How Liquid Water is Stored on Exoplanets Could Shed More Light on Extraterrestrial Life

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 11, 2022

New research reveals more about the atmospheric conditions needed to find liquid water, which may help in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Physicists Discover a New Mysterious Type of Aurora

Tim McMillan·May 7, 2021

In a recent study, physicists with the University of Iowa say they have discovered a new new feature...

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Fossilized Space Dust is Helping Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere

“It Was a Crazy Idea”: James Webb Space Telescope Confirms Dramatic Phenomenon On Pluto

“We’ve Got a New Mystery on Our Hands”: Scientists Stumped by Unexplained Motion in Titan’s Atmosphere

NASA Has Confirmed the Existence of a Phenomenon in Our Atmosphere That Has Puzzled Scientists for Half a Century

Source of the Moon’s Mysterious Atmosphere Revealed in New Analysis of Apollo-era Samples

How Liquid Water is Stored on Exoplanets Could Shed More Light on Extraterrestrial Life

Physicists Discover a New Mysterious Type of Aurora

Are Scientists with Knowledge of U.S. Secrets Disappearing? The Facts Tell a Different Story

Beyond the Horizon: How the Rubin Observatory Will Transform Our Understanding of the Cosmos

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