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Earthcare cloud mission launches to solve climate unknowns – BBC News

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Image caption, Artwork: It took over twenty years to get Earthcare into space Item information An advanced joint European-Japanese satellite has been launched to measure how clouds affect the climate. Some low-altitude clouds are known to cool the planet, while others at high altitudes act like a blanket. The Earthcare mission will use a laser … Read more

Webb telescope helps solve the long-standing mystery of why some planets look the way they do

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Astronomers believe they have solved a remarkable and widely known cosmic mystery, NASA announced this week. Two groups of researchers, mainly using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, have discovered what causes certain planets to form to look “swollen” or bloated much larger than the dimensions suggested by their remarkably low density. It’s a … Read more