<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : atmosphere : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>43234</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43234/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Organic 'building blocks' discovered in Titan's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists analysing data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft have confirmed the presence of heavy negative ions in the upper regions of Titan&#8217;s atmosphere. These particles may act as organic building blocks for even more complicated molecules and their discovery was completely unexpected because of the chemical composition of the atmosphere (which lacks oxygen and mainly consists of nitrogen and methane).]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>244</score><crdate>12/4/2007 8:55:58 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-04T08:55:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>61134</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/61134/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Saturn Does the Wave in Upper Atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>191</score><crdate>5/8/2008 11:00:25 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-08T23:00:25+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>130751</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/130751/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Tiny Flares Responsible for Outsized Heat of Sun's Atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solar physicists at NASA have confirmed that small, sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflares, cause temperatures in the thin, translucent gas of the sun's atmosphere to reach millions of degrees.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>155</score><crdate>8/14/2009 4:57:16 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-08-14T16:57:16+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>53279</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/53279/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Origin of Hiss in Upper Atmosphere Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle by identifying the origin of the intense radio waves in the Earth's upper atmosphere that control the dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts &#8212; belts consisting of high-energy electrons that can damage satellites and spacecraft and pose a risk to astronauts performing activities outside their spacecraft.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>223</score><crdate>3/6/2008 12:40:26 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-06T00:40:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>40725</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40725/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Setting stars reveal planetary secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching the stars set from the surface of the Earth may be a romantic pastime but when a spacecraft does it from orbit, it can reveal hidden details about a planet&#8217;s atmosphere. It works by watching stars from space, while they drop behind the atmosphere of a planet under investigation, before disappearing from view below the planet&#8217;s horizon.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>195</score><crdate>11/5/2007 8:26:08 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-05T20:26:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>38500</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/38500/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Volcanic moon&#8217;s gassy mystery solved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is veiled by a thin atmosphere, but how much its volcanoes and chunks of frozen gas contribute to its atmosphere has puzzled scientists for decades. The New Horizons spacecraft recently documented the moon's glowing aurora, however, giving researchers a chance to solve the atmospheric mystery.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>188</score><crdate>10/16/2007 10:13:39 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-16T10:13:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>131222</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/131222/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Why Sun's Atmosphere Is 'So Darned Hot' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small, sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflares, are responsible for the million-degree temperature of the sun's tenuous atmosphere, a new study reveals.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>195</score><crdate>8/20/2009 9:44:06 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-08-20T09:44:06+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>117658</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/117658/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Space storm caught slamming into Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[A space storm has been observed exploding from a central point in Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time. The result could one day lead to better predictions of the storms, which can harm satellites and power grids on the ground.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>275</score><crdate>5/27/2009 6:36:52 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-05-27T06:36:52+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>74580</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/74580/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Cluster watches Earth&#8217;s leaky atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth&#8217;s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA&#8217;s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth&#8217;s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>439</score><crdate>9/2/2008 9:34:30 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-02T09:34:30+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>76387</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/76387/1/</url><title><![CDATA[NASA Selects 'MAVEN' Mission To Study Mars Atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet's atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.<br/><br/>I posted this because it has MAVEN.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>264</score><crdate>9/16/2008 9:53:05 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-16T09:53:05+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>39852</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/39852/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Origin of &quot;Breathable&quot; Atmosphere on Earth Found]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geologists have uncovered evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today. The study suggests that upheavals in the earth&#8217;s crust initiated a kind of reverse-greenhouse effect 500 million years ago that cooled the world&#8217;s oceans, spawned giant plankton blooms, and sent a burst of oxygen into the atmosphere.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>249</score><crdate>10/28/2007 7:58:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-28T19:58:50+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>17143</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17143/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Sun's Atmosphere Sings ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have recorded heavenly music bellowed out by the Sun&#8217;s atmosphere.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>64</score><crdate>4/20/2007 6:27:38 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-20T06:27:38+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>37791</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/37791/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Jupiter Caught in Rare, Calm Period ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jupiter's atmosphere froths with violent winds and mega-storms as large as the entire Earth, but a recent spacecraft flyby captured the planet in an &quot;unusually calm period,&quot; astronomers said. Calm on Jupiter, however, still makes terrestrial hurricanes look like breezes.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>276</score><crdate>10/9/2007 11:06:44 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-09T11:06:44+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>82475</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/82475/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Potential Sources Of 'Rain-Making' Bacteria In The Atmosphere Identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent Christner, assistant professor of biological sciences at LSU, recently found evidence that bacteria and biological cells are the most efficient ice-forming catalysts in precipitation from locations around the globe. The formation of ice in clouds is important in the processes that lead to snow and rain.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>240</score><crdate>11/21/2008 7:55:44 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-11-21T07:55:44+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135559</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/135559/1/</url><title><![CDATA[7 Most Massive Single Meteorites on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like fugitives on the run from distant solar systems, meteors hurtle through the earth&#8217;s atmosphere, lighting up the eyes of observers on the ground. Often these fireballs of metal and rock burn up in a blaze of glory, and many do not survive their impact with the Earth&#8217;s surface. Those that do though start a more settled life here on Earth as meteorites. Some might even claim to be the new sheriffs in town &#8211; they&#8217;re that big and resistant to weathering.]]></description><comments>5</comments><score>133</score><crdate>11/10/2009 1:35:08 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-10T01:35:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>58281</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/58281/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The final frontier teeming with man-made rubbish: The incredible pictures of 'space junk' swirling round Earth's orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[It used to be called the final frontier - the great unknown only the most prized and powerful technology could conquer.<br/><br/>But now, as these images show, the space beyond our atmosphere has become yet one more place blighted by man-made litter, with potentially devastating results.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>365</score><crdate>4/14/2008 11:46:26 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-14T23:46:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>37944</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/37944/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Strange Molecule Found in Venus's Atmosphere ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strange gaseous molecule has been discovered lurking in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus, scientists announced today, adding that it could affect Venus's hyperactive greenhouse effect.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>237</score><crdate>10/11/2007 12:14:12 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-11T00:14:12+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>40903</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/40903/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Scientists enhance Mother Nature's carbon handling mechanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking a page from Nature herself, a team of researchers developed a method to enhance removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and place it in the Earth's oceans for storage.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>122</score><crdate>11/7/2007 8:29:42 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-07T08:29:42+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>106811</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/106811/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Edge of Space Found ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hold on to your hats, or in this case, your helmets: Scientists have finally pinpointed the so-called edge of space &#8212; the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>226</score><crdate>4/13/2009 10:16:27 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-04-13T10:16:27+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>119121</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/119121/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Earth's protective shield is stealing our air ]]></title><description><![CDATA[AS WELL as safeguarding our atmosphere, the Earth's protective shield may be stealing some of it on the sly.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>167</score><crdate>6/1/2009 12:02:53 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-06-01T12:02:53+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>