Dec 2, 2024 · Saturn is visible toward the south beginning at nightfall. Look for it to track a bit farther to the west as the weeks go by. Meanwhile, Jupiter reaches opposition on December 7th, meaning it’s at its brightest for the year and visible all night long.

Mar 10, 2024 · Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos.

Jun 6, 2018 · By Holly Shaftel, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The scientific method is the gold standard for exploring our natural world. You might have learned about it in grade school, but here’s a quick reminder: It’s the process that scientists use to understand everything from animal behavior to the forces that shape our planet—including climate change.

Feb 27, 2020 · Obliquity – The angle Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted as it travels around the Sun is known as obliquity. Obliquity is why Earth has seasons. Over the last million years, it has varied between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees with respect to Earth’s orbital plane.

Oct 21, 2024 · Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term.

Mar 18, 2024 · The terms “global warming” and “climate change” are sometimes used interchangeably, but "global warming" is only one aspect of climate change.

Oct 31, 2024 · Quantum entanglement is the theory that particles of the same origin, which were once connected, always stay connected, even through time and space.

Oct 23, 2024 · Scientists have determined that carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of Earth’s atmosphere. If carbon dioxide were removed, the terrestrial greenhouse effect would collapse, and Earth’s surface temperature would …

Feb 15, 2022 · Solar System Temperatures: Mean Temperatures on Each Planet. Planetary surface temperatures tend to get colder the farther a planet is from the Sun. Venus is the exception, as its proximity to the Sun, and its dense atmosphere make it …

Nov 4, 2024 · Unraveling Mysteries of the Universe. At NASA’s Cold Atom Lab on the space station — the coldest place in the known universe — researchers are performing ground-breaking fundamental research on the quantum properties of atoms.