The science of snow: How do flakes form, and why are they all unique?
Due to cooler atmospheric temperatures, Bodnar said that almost all precipitation starts as snow, requiring small pieces of ...
An ice storm is coming. Here’s how freezing rain complicates winter conditions.
When it comes to winter storms, ice can be particularly hazardous. Not only is freezing rain challenging to forecast, but ice ...
A Mysterious Lifeform Has Emerged From the Bottom of a Lake That Should Be Entirely Frozen
liquid water lying 11 meters below the surface. The researchers drilled into the ice, careful to avoid contaminating any ...
NASA's micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025
NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last ...
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How is snow made? An atmospheric scientist describes the journey of frozen ice crystals from clouds to the ground
it cools – and the water vapor in that rising air condenses to form liquid water or water ice. From that, a cloud is born. When temperatures are well below freezing on the ground, the clouds are ...
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Asteroid Vesta found to have channels that look like water-made gullies
When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...
The significance of liquid water on Mars
Liquid water seems to be a necessity for life. And from the 19th century to the early days of the exploration of space, ...
Update: The current freezing fog advisory will expire at noon
The National Weather Service issued a freezing fog advisory at 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until noon for Grande Ronde ...
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Rime ice forming on area trees, differs from hoar frost
(Undated)--The area has been enjoying one of nature's work of arts on area trees, and it is rime ice that you are seeing. It ...
Freezing fog advisory issued for Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon until Sunday morning
The National Weather Service issued a freezing fog advisory at 4:09 a.m. on Sunday in effect until 10 a.m. for Lower Columbia ...