or how wind changes in speed and direction with height. Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.

The same radial lines determine the direction of a comet's ion tail. Normally, Earth's magnetic field shields us from most space weather and the solar wind. However, the Sun's surface activity ...

Anna Sterner, Director of Programs at Michigan Science Center describes the exhibit and the Michigan Science Center, "This is our General Motors Earth Wind Weather Gallery. This is the Michigan ...

Like a supersonic jet being blasted with high-speed winds, Earth is constantly being bombarded by a stream of charged particles from the sun known as solar wind. Just like wind around a jet or ...