Tiny particles bubbling up from the tops of melting sea ice into the Arctic sky may be a key, understudied element of cloud formation in that climate-sensitive region. Ice-nucleating particles can ...

If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds—also known as contrails—following behind airplanes. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a complex process ...

In November, scientists arrived at the South Pole in planes outfitted with skis to pull off a construction project seven years in the making. They had a short summer window – November to early ...

Jet engines burning fuel at cruise altitude produce white trails that can linger for hours, spreading into thin cloud sheets ...

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The wings of an Embraer Phenom 300 separated from the aircraft during the crash sequence at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah. Credit: NTSB Most pilots understand that significant visible ice ...

Saturn’s rings contain particles that span an extraordinary size range, from specks smaller than a grain of sand to frozen ...