Plymouth State University

09/06/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/06/2024 13:52

Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm

Friday, September 06, 2024

Student teams from Plymouth State University and two other U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earth's atmosphere called atmospheric gravity waves. The waves' telltale signature emerged in data captured during the North American annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP) sponsored by NASA. Read more.

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