The wind, rain and storm surge of a hurricane can be incredibly destructive to those of us on shore, and the processes that build them are no less disruptive to the oceans that build them.
In 2008, the Phoenix lander spotted some unexpected weather on Mars.
In their ongoing quest to understand Martian water, scientists are now suggesting that the Red Planet was once heated by a planetary Dutch Oven.
In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft launched the Huygens probe on a one-way trip to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
My kids’ first concept of lightning was an ancient one.
My first grader recently asked if snow angels were real.
As the Moon orbits the Earth, it exerts gravitational forces strong enough to move the less-solid bits around, leading to movements of material that rise and fall on a daily basis.
The person who sparked the idea that “no two snowflakes are alike” was not a trained meteorologist or physicist, but a farmer.
In addition to counting down to Christmas, my first grader has been diligently reminding us about when winter really starts.
One of the problems with natural disasters like a hurricane is that they can turn any and all of your surroundings into a potential threat.