Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...

When you look at photographs of Earth from space, the planet looks like a blue marble, with patterns of clouds lying on the surface of the marble. It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, ...

Scientists have been celebrating seventy years of continuous data collection of measurements from the ionosphere, the outer-most layer in the Earth’s atmosphere. On 11 January 1931, a sequence of ...

The ozone layer is a part of Earth’s atmosphere that captures some of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light emissions. When the ozone layer is compromised, its ability to absorb radiation weakens, allowing ...

A new climate intervention strategy aims to decrease the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere by injecting it with ice-forming nuclei. The idea is that, by reducing the water content, more heat ...

As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth’s upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each ...

New research draws a direct line from rising CO2 emissions to future risks for communication systems and satellite operations ...

Scientists have sussed out a new source for the seeds of clouds. When the stratospheric layer of Earth’s atmosphere dips a toe into the underlying troposphere, the resulting chemical mixture becomes a ...

Far above your head, in the atmosphere between Earth and outer space, an invisible process is occurring. The increasing ...

Scientists have found another aurora here on Earth — but unlike the better known Northern Lights, this one doesn't put on a show for humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Obliterating satellites in the atmosphere 'may pose a significant risk to the Earth's climate and the ozone layer' and should be studied, the American Astronomical Society says. A major astronomy ...