The first observations of Pluto by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic phenomena on its surface, like ...

While a haze-free Pluto ought to be at a temperature of 100 ... someday provide a geoengineering solution to counteract the effects of global warming, if our environmentally-minded efforts to ...

"We believe these hydrocarbon particles are related to the reddish and brownish stuff seen in images of Pluto's surface," Zhang said. The researchers are interested in studying the effects of haze ...

Figure 4: Infrared spectra of Pluto with flux values at Earth’s distance, with and without the effects of haze radiation from Pluto’s atmosphere.

and it comes down to the previously unappreciated shielding effects of tiny sooty particles that create a haze. Previously, all calculations to explain Pluto’s chilly air have focused solely on ...

On Pluto, the authors suggest, haze might be more influential ... Some people even propose mimicking this phenomenon to alleviate the effects of climate change. But our planet isn’t dominated ...

"We believe these hydrocarbon particles are related to the reddish and brownish stuff seen in images of Pluto's surface," Zhang said. The researchers are interested in studying the effects of haze ...

“Pluto is the first planetary body we know ... The researchers are interested in studying the effects of haze particles on the atmospheric energy balance of other planetary bodies, such as ...