Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

(WAND) - Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers, each characterized by specific temperature variations, composition, and phenomena. Below are the primary layers of the atmosphere, ...

A surprising observation has recently highlighted a close relationship between our planet's magnetic field and the oxygen content of its atmosphere. Over more than half a billion years, these ...

NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

Scientists measured the pollution caused by the SpaceX rocket re-entry fireball in Earth's atmosphere. The team detected a sudden spike in the metal lithium in an area nearly 100 kilometres above ...

A stretch of green light slid along Earth’s curve earlier this month, picked up by cameras aboard the International Space ...

This infographic shows the multiple layers of our atmosphere, extending from the ground up into space, and how the new dataset compares in coverage to those currently available. A team led by ...