Astrophysicists have made a significant step toward solving the last puzzle in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence theory by observing the weak to strong transition in the space plasma turbulence ...

For the first time, the Tibet ASγ Experiment has successfully measured magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence on scales below one parsec (approximately 3.3 light-years) within the gamma-ray halo ...

Solar storms around distant stars may be erasing alien radio signals before we ever hear them In A Nutshell Stellar winds and ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Recent reports revealed that turbulence is becoming more common during flights, and scientists believe it could be a side effect of climate change. Turbulence on airplanes is caused ...

If you've noticed your flights feeling bumpier, you're not alone. Scientists say that increased turbulence is becoming more frequent—and it has a lot to do with our changing climate. Turbulence occurs ...

A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minnesota, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mountains, storms, and the jet stream all affect airplane turbulence. Though it is usually more nerve-wracking than dangerous, a ...

The skies can be clear, blue, and tranquil. "And all of a sudden, boom, you hit it," Dan Bubb, a former airline pilot and now an aviation historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told ...

Using unconventional statistical mechanics to understand fluid dynamics, a professor helped solve a 150 year old physics problem of how turbulent fluids move through a pipe. In 1883 Osborne Reynolds ...

Turbulence remains a major cause of injuries to flight passengers and crew, even as U.S. airlines have made steady improvements in their overall accident rate in recent years. A Lufthansa flight from ...