The haze particles that dominate Pluto’s atmosphere—such as nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide—control the atmosphere’s energy balance as the particles are heated and cooled. This phenomenon, ...

Besides the haze heating the atmospheric molecules so that they can escape, Zhang also realized that the haze could have a cooling effect on Pluto's atmosphere — an effect that had previously ...

JWST confirms Pluto’s haze cools its mesosphere and drives methane escape, coating Charon’s poles red. The haze absorbs UV light, heats the upper atmosphere, and re-radiates heat as infrared.

"If we were able to take a picture of WASP-17b at optical wavelengths and resolve the disk of the planet, we would see these ...

Wildfire season has begun with full force in Canada, with dozens of fires raging across the country and strong winds bringing haze into Baltimore on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wildfire season has begun with full force in Canada, with dozens of fires raging across the country and strong winds bringing some smoky conditions into the Baltimore area Tuesday and Wednesday ...