Data Shed New Light on Night Clouds

January 2nd, 2008 in Space & Earth / Environment

(AP) -- A Hampton University professor is shedding new light on night-shining clouds that might be affected by climate change. Jim Russell is the lead scientist for the NASA-funded AIM satellite, the first to study the wispy "noctilucent" clouds, which only appear above Earth's poles.

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