Svensmark et al. Cosmic ray decreases affect atmospheric aerosols and clouds. Geophysical Research Letters , 2009; 36 (15): L15101 DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038429 Cite This Page : ...

The CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) project at CERN is using the proton synchrotron at the LHC to investigate the controversial link between cosmic rays and cloud formation.

Galactic cosmic rays could influence Earth's cloudiness by creating aerosol particles that prompt cloud formation. That possible effect looks to be smaller than thought, but the story won't end there.

The CLOUD experiment is designed to explore the microphysical interactions between cosmic rays and clouds. Cosmic rays are charged particles that bombard the Earth's atmosphere from outer space.

The idea is that cosmic rays seed clouds by ionizing molecules in Earth’s atmosphere that draw in other molecules to create the aerosols around which water vapour can condense to form cloud droplets.

Supernovas in space could be making clouds over Earth. Published Dec 20, 2017 at 8:33 AM EST Dec 20, 2017 at 8:33 AM EST ...

However, there are problems with the cosmic-ray hypothesis. One is that although there was a clear correlation between global temperatures and the intensity of cosmic rays reaching the Earth’s surface ...

Can Cosmic Rays Really Help Shape the Clouds? advertisement. Climate Cosmos. Can Cosmic Rays Really Help Shape the Clouds? Story by John Dyson, M.Sc. Atmospheric Sciences • 6d. 1 / 10 ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a ...

A team of researchers recently released simulations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — and found that cosmic rays from a starburst event are starting ...

A LONG-STANDING debate about the causes of global warming may finally be solved. Cosmic rays from space really could help warm the planet by changing the way clouds form in the lower atmosphere.