A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

Over time, they noticed that the atmosphere had distinct layers. By the early 1900s, scientists had identified major layers of the atmosphere based on how the temperature changed at different ...

A recent study published using data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has reported the most detailed study of the atmosphere ... in the atmospheric layers the telescope is able ...

Coronal mass ejections are large clouds of ionized gas called plasma and magnetic fields that erupt from the sun’s outer atmosphere. Detailed images ... which has layers similar to an onion.

Space experts have revealed what they say is the most detailed picture of the ... winds are formed and what heats the upper layers of the Sun's atmosphere to such high temperatures.

Many human activities release polluting gases into the atmosphere, such as farming animals ... the outer core and the inner core. These layers each have different structures and properties.