Solar System's Run-In With 'Space Cloud' May Have Triggered a Series of Ice Ages 2 Million Years Ago, Says Scientists Around ...

A colossal cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is currently sweeping across the United States. This massive dust plume, spanning over 2,000 miles in width and 750 miles in length, had already ...

A dust storm slams into Chicago May 16, 2025, which NOAA's GOES East satellite captured on camera. (Image credit: NOAA) This part of the country is more accustomed to Snow Squall Warnings, in ...

While the idea of a massive dust cloud from the deserts of Africa hitting the United States might seem like the plot of a sci-fi movie -- it's actually just an annual weather event that can give ...

On February 8, 2024, NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now yields a world map of aerosols.