DAVINCI will send a meter-diameter probe to brave the high temperatures and pressures near Venus’ surface to explore the atmosphere from above the clouds to near the surface of a terrain that may have ...

(WIVB)–Air is all around us and the atmosphere is essential for life on earth. Different weather patterns are influenced by the pressure of the air. We are going to talk about how we can measure air ...

Test your science history knowledge with this intriguing trivia question about one of meteorology's most important inventions ...

Introduction Have you ever watched a weather forecast on TV? If so, you might have noticed the letters "H" and "L" moving around on the weather map. They are often referred to as zones of "high ...

1644: Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli demonstrates the principles of the mercury barometer, an instrument he invented the previous year. In 1641, Torricelli was working as an assistant to ...

atmospheric pressure: Pressure exerted by the atmosphere because of the force of gravity acting on the overlying column of air. barometer: Instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. chlorophyll: ...

A version of this article first appeared on NOVA's Web site Everest. Put Mt. Everest (28 deg North) at the latitude of Mt. McKinley (63 deg North) in the United States and it is likely that no climber ...

In the past decades, intensive human agricultural activities have caused a significant increase in ammonia (NH3) emissions to the atmosphere, which have led to serious environmental and public health ...

The VASI (Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation) instrument aboard NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging, or DAVINCI, mission to Venus, together with ...