Traces of phosphine gas detected in the clouds above Venus could be an indication that the planet supports microbial life, a study has concluded. On Earth, phosphine — a colourless gas that smells like garlic, or decaying fish — is naturally produced mainly by certain microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. It can also be … Read more
Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles and moving at speeds similar to a jet plane has been hiding in Venus’s hellish atmosphere for 35 years JAXA has spotted a massive wall of acid clouds hiding under Venus’s atmosphere The cloud consists of mostly carbon dioxide and stretches over 4,000 miles It periodically … Read more
Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give a 12th century church ‘a ghostly glow’ with electric blue and sliver streaks in the night sky over England A photographer snapped a stunning image of ‘night-shining’ in England Formally known as noctilucent clouds, the form in the upper most atmosphere The image was captured around 2am at the Knowlton Church … Read more
Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give a 12th century church ‘a ghostly glow’ with electric blue and sliver streaks in the night sky over England A photographer snapped a stunning image of ‘night-shining’ in England Formally known as noctilucent clouds, the form in the upper most atmosphere The image was captured around 2am at the Knowlton Church in … Read more
Strange ‘cold blob’ in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that is getting cooler as the rest of the world heats up is caused by shifting ocean currents and low-level clouds, study shows The so-called ‘warming hole’ in the North Atlantic was first spotted back in 2015 Past research connected the hole to a weakening … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more