Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

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 ...

In a shocking discovery, scientists have detected massive space hurricanes—gigantic swirling plasma storms—hovering high ...

Many human activities release polluting gases into the atmosphere ... These layers each have different structures and properties. Rock types There are three types of rocks on Earth, igneous ...

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 ...

little or no oxygen a large amount of carbon dioxide water vapour small amounts of other gases, such as ammonia and methane Scientists cannot be sure about the early atmosphere since it formed so ...

Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

Researchers at MIT found that greenhouse gases are causing Earth’s upper atmosphere to shrink. Gradually, this will lead to ...

Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it somewhere else.

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, the US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a highly unusual detection.