Daily Archives: May 23, 2010

NASA Study Sheds Light on Ozone Hole Chemistry

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

A team of scientists led by Michelle Santee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., examined how nighttime temperatures affect chlorine monoxide, a key chemical involved in ozone destruction. Combining NASA satellite measurements with a state-of-the-art chemical model, they found … Continue reading →

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Hubble Finds a Star Eating a Planet

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The hottest known planet in the Milky Way galaxy may also be its shortest-lived world. The doomed planet is being eaten by its parent star, according to observations made by a new instrument on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the Cosmic … Continue reading →