As much as we should appreciate and protect the atmosphere that immediately embraces this planet, the other layers of the atmosphere are essential too and provide services we may not readily recognize ...

High in the upper atmosphere, from the edge of space to well within it, there is the ionosphere. Atoms and molecules there are missing electrons, so they are electrically charged. They are influenced ...

During the historic April 8 total solar eclipse, a government radio station in Colorado started sending out slightly shifted "time signals" to millions of people across the globe as the moon's shadow ...

Webb telescope found new clues about planet TRAPPIST-1 e, ruling out thick air and keeping the hope for liquid water - and ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

Atomic oxygen has been measured with high precision for the first time using the OSAS-B spectrometer on a stratospheric balloon. The measurements provide important data for atmospheric and climate ...

ARCA's deep-sea sensors near Sicily detect a highly energetic neutrino, potentially revealing secrets about cosmic phenomena ...

Scientists have discovered that the Moon is rusting due to oxygen particles originating from Earth. These particles travel ...

New JWST observations of Saturn reveal bizarre bead-like auroras and a lopsided star-shaped pattern in the atmosphere.

Clues to our planet’s dramatic past are in the layers of rocks we might overlook. A great guide shows why they deserve our ...

Earth scientists often face huge challenges when researching Earth's history: many significant events occurred such a long ...