... Both the infrared and X-ray images show information that is impossible to collect from the ground because these wavelengths are absorbed by Earth'satmosphere. ...
... From its orbit above Earth'satmosphere, it can detect GRBs and immediately relay their positions to other observatories so that the afterglows can be studied. ...
... plateau's elevated location т?? 6,900 feet (2,100m) higher than the OSF т?? gives it the dry conditions that are vital for observing at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths, as these faint signals from space are easily absorbed by Earth'satmosphere ...
... Redfield and his collaborators removed contamination to the data caused by water vapor in Earth's own atmosphere, modeled how the star itself may have contributed to their measurements, and more, to make sure their detection was sound. ...
... dust-veil event" was the aftermath of a large (0.3 mile, or 500m) comet fragment exploding high in Earth'satmosphere ... It entered Earth'satmosphere at a speed of 27,000 miles per hour (43,000 km/h) and broke up at an altitude of 43 miles (70 km ...
... The friction of the companion star moving within the red giant made the less massive star plunge deep into the red giant — a process very like the re-entry of a spacecraft in Earth'satmosphere, called a "common envelope phase" by astronomers. ...
... When a UHECR with energy above 10 19 eV hits Earth'satmosphere, it creates an "air shower" of particles. ... As electrons and positrons speed through the atmosphere, they are deflected by Earth's magnetic field. ...