A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...

Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging ...

A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our ...

The new data confirm that TOI-561 b maintains a substantial atmosphere despite its extreme heat. Astronomers from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., reported that TOI-561 b has ...

JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.

A recent stellar occultation in 2019 indicated a rapid collapse of Pluto's atmosphere, with pressure decreasing over 20% since 2016, contrasting with previously observed growth since 1988. Pluto's ...

We now have a clearer picture of how the atmosphere cleanses itself of air pollution and harmful gases. With their recent study, an international team headed by scientists from the National Oceanic ...

Carbon dioxide makes up only about 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere, but that seemingly small figure ignores threat CO2 poses to the climate. Carbon dioxide accounts for 79% of U.S. greenhouse gas ...

Most people think that the Earth's atmosphere stops a bit over 62 miles (100 km) from the surface, but a new study based on observations made over two decades ago by the joint US-European Solar and ...

Scientists have just discovered Earth's atmosphere extends well beyond the moon, reaching out almost 400,000 miles into space. Using data from over 20 years ago, a team of researchers measured just ...