... experiment to test just that. If given the go-ahead, small amounts of chalky dust will be dropped into the atmosphere, by a research balloon that will fly a 600 kilogram payload near an altitude of 20 kilometres, possibly next year, so that...
... infrared spectra to determine the makeup of mineral dust clouds. It will fill a critical gap in our understanding of Earth’s atmosphere and factors driving climate change,” says Senior FPGA, Electronics, and Software Design Engineer David Dolman...
... Nonetheless, despite its modest gravity, Mercury also has an atmosphere, albeit very tenuous, which is constantly replenished in a ... field and observe the dust which makes up the planet’s atmosphere, in order to try and understand how exactly it is ...
... on the growth, metabolic loads and viability of algae. This includes, but is not limited to, parameters such as microgravity, atmospheric pressure and thermal swings, that are unique to the spaceflight cabin environment. At the same time, we are...
... of the Moon. Forerunner to AEM, Mexico’s National CONEE was devoted to doing experimental work in rocketry, telecommunications and atmospheric studies from 1962 until November 1977. Ambitious plans AEM has opened a new era of involvement in space...
... about climate change have suggested they could damage the atmosphere and detrimentally affect the climate. In the UK, this.... Rocket engines also release trace gases into the upper atmosphere that contribute to ozone depletion, as well as particles ...