http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities. http://www.physorg.com/news180972690.html Space & Earth Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:20:01 EST news180972690 Is there such a thing as "weather" on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet's atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. Mars, however, definitely has clouds, drastically low temperatures and out-of-this-world dust storms, and Istvan Szunyogh, a Texas A&M professor of atmospheric sciences, has been awarded a NASA grant to analyze and forecast Martian weather. http://www.physorg.com/news176559648.html Space & Earth Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:01 EST news176559648 NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present. http://www.physorg.com/news174284169.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:37:05 EST news174284169 (PhysOrg.com) -- The amount of electricity generated by the solar panels on Spirit has been declining for the past several Martian days, or sols, as a regional dust storm moved southward and blocked some of the sunshine at Spirit's location. The team operating the rover has responsively trimmed Spirit's daily activities and is keeping an eye on weather reports from observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. http://www.physorg.com/news170526074.html Space & Earth Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:10:01 EST news170526074 Mars rover engineers at JPL are winding down testing of different escape maneuvers using a test rover in a sand box filled with soil to mimic the Martian surface. It is possible that in early August the first extraction attempts with Spirit rover, which is dug-in on Mars, might take place. http://www.physorg.com/news168270821.html Space & Earth Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:30:02 EST news168270821 (PhysOrg.com) -- Accelerated snowmelt--precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains--changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results of a new study reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). These results indicate that global warming may have a greater influence on plants' annual growth cycles than previously thought. http://www.physorg.com/news165516077.html Space & Earth Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:03 EST news165516077 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm that has erupted on the Red Planet. http://www.physorg.com/news159470509.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:22:14 EST news159470509 (PhysOrg.com) -- Heading into a period of the Martian year prone to major dust storms, the team operating NASA's twin Mars rovers is taking advantage of eye-in-the-sky weather reports. http://www.physorg.com/news159122161.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:36:47 EST news159122161 (PhysOrg.com) -- The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news157296711.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:32:17 EST news157296711 South Koreans are stocking up on air purifiers following a forecast of especially severe "yellow dust" storms from China and Mongolia this spring, officials said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news155118022.html Space & Earth Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:20:39 EST news155118022 Aerosols may have a greater impact on patterns of Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously thought, according to leading atmospheric scientist, CSIRO's Dr. Leon Rotstayn. http://www.physorg.com/news153673213.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:01:01 EST news153673213 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity may still have big achievements ahead as they approach the fifth anniversaries of their memorable landings on Mars. http://www.physorg.com/news149872296.html Space & Earth Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:11:36 EST news149872296 NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers. Scientists announced the finding as a five-year NASA-funded project nears its conclusion. http://www.physorg.com/news144431383.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:49:43 EST news144431383 Research at the University of Liverpool has found how Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. http://www.physorg.com/news135603813.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:43:33 EST news135603813