Purdue University

Cloud computing and blue-sky thinking: An atmospheric scientist illuminates the science of clouds in Earth’s sky and beyond

Alexandria Johnson does hard science on the most nebulous of subjects: clouds. As an atmospheric scientist and assistant professor of practice in Purdue University’s College of Science, she studies ...
Astronomy

Electric-blue ice clouds seeded by meteor dust have been spied over Antarctica by a NASA spacecraft

As summer gets under way in the Southern Hemisphere, electric blue clouds seeded by meteor dust begin to glow high in the sky over Antarctica’s vast icy reaches. This year, according to NASA, these ...
The Conversation

Blue ‘noctilucent’ clouds are appearing further south than ever seen before – and pollution may be a cause

Jon Perrett does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Clouds on a Blue Sky

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