fluid dynamics

A fingerprint-like gravity wave feature occurs over a deck of marine stratocumulus clouds over the Indian Ocean, October 2003. Caption and credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

New Suspect Emerges in Mystery of What Drives Clouds Away Over the Atlantic

An image of the Perseus cluster obtained by Chandra, with X-ray information enhanced. The frame's breadth can fit ten Milky Way galaxies. The cold front is visible at the 7 o'clock position relative to the centre. Credit: NASA, CXC, GSFC, Stephen Walker, et al.

How the Forces That Create Beautiful Clouds on Earth Also Sculpt Galaxy-Wide Bays

Researchers modelled a somewhat similarly shaped active particle using a computer to understand its mechanical properties better. Credit: Zappys Technology Solutions/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Scientists in Chennai Uncover Insights Into Tiny, Self-Propelling ‘Active Particles’

A blue whirl over water in a swirl generator. Credit: University of Maryland

The ‘Blue Whirl’ is a New Kind of Flame That Always Burns Cleanly