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

The discovery of the haze-temperature connection on Pluto demonstrates, for the first time, that there are actual cases out there where this type of effect can serve to reduce the worldwide ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Zhang also realized that the haze could have a cooling effect on Pluto's atmosphere — an effect that had previously been detected in Pluto's mesosphere, which is the third layer of the ...

Modeling the heat transfer through Pluto's atmosphere, Zhang and his colleagues found that the net effect is cooling; the haze absorbs solar energy and radiates it into space, a bit like sweat ...

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 ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of Pluto's surface shrouded in atmospheric haze. (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) The first observations of Pluto by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...