It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

The conical capsule landed with the assistance of a parachute and was quickly recovered. The spacecraft carried a spectrometer from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and a Varda enhanced ...

The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, DARPA made a highly unusual ...

According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and magnetism.

A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from ...

The Great Oxidation Event (GOE) some 2.4 billion years ago established the oxygen-rich atmosphere that many living things ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long ...