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Weather forecasting is not easy. The truth is that predicting future weather conditions over broad, or even narrow, swaths of ...

In the vacuum of space, a gunshot is not muffled by the lack of air. It is actually released with all of the explosive might ...

"Most molecules have strong absorption features in the infrared and microwave region of the spectrum. The HITRAN database is a compilation of fundamental parameters of molecular transitions that ...

Human activities continue to pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, raising global temperatures and driving extreme weather events. As countries grapple with ...

Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics.; After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes ...

As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars;" the Panel on Atmospheric Science and Space Physics will identify the ...

Art & Tech Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Surprisingly Accurate, Say Physicists. Van Gogh painted the work in a windowless studio at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum.

The results suggest Van Gogh captured multiple dimensions of atmospheric physics with surprising accuracy. Credit: Yinxiang Ma. One of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous creations is “The Starry Night,” ...