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This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars at night. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech /Cornell University / Arizona State University / E.W. Knutsen.

ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter Observes Green Atmospheric Nightglow on Mars

Nov 13, 2023 by News Staff

The atmospheric nightglow is observed on Earth. On Mars, it was something expected, yet never observed in visible light until now. This image shows an...

Venus in real colors, processed from Mariner 10 images. Image credit: Mattias Malmer / NASA.

Astronomers Directly Detect Atomic Oxygen on Venus

Nov 8, 2023 by News Staff

Atomic oxygen is produced on the dayside of Venus by photolysis of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Atomic oxygen is a key species in the mesosphere...