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, ...

Explore the different layers of the atmosphere in this video, featuring engaging 3D animation that illustrates the unique characteristics and functions of each layer. Straight A student who 'confessed ...

A tremendous cosmic explosion 2.4 billion light years away temporarily changed the electric field in Earth’s ionosphere (the electrically-charged upper layer of our atmosphere that helps shield life ...

"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can." Self-lofting devices propelled by sunlight have been tested for the first time in ...

The sun may be 93 million miles away, but that does not stop its solar activity from affecting the Earth's atmosphere, a new study from Queen's University Belfast as found. The Earth's atmosphere is ...

Chemicals created by fiery satellite re-entries could affect Earth's climate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have ...

The eruption at Zavaritskii volcano created a nearly two-mile-wide caldera with layers of red, black and white from previous eruptive deposits. Oleg Dirksen In the summer of 1831, an enormous volcanic ...