Atmosphere of Earth Archives

SpaceX Rocket Explosions Blew Holes In The Atmosphere: Scientists

Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP (Getty Images) SpaceX launched a test rocket last November that managed to explode twice in the air. That sort of event doesn’t happen every day, so …

Rough Air While Flying Is Getting Worse

by Juhani Aho

Clear-air turbulence is on the rise. Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto (Getty Images) The last flight I took was awful. It bumped and bounced all the way from Minnesota to New York, despite …