Each day, radio signals from key communications and navigation satellites travel freely through a layer of Earth’s atmosphere known as the ionosphere. Floating 50 to 400 miles (80 to 643 kilometers) ...

New mapping of the giant planet’s upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it’s so hot. The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants — Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune — are hot, just like ...

New research from scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years, such as ...

JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.

There's no good reason why ammonia shouldn't be present at Uranus and Neptune. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A recent discovery ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last September, scientists reported trace amounts of phosphine gas ...

A provocative hypothesis to explain the recent detection of trace amounts of methane (CH4) in the martian atmosphere is based on measurements of underground water samples in South Africa and is ...

"If life was responsible for the sulfur dioxide levels we see on Venus, it would also break everything we know about Venus's atmospheric chemistry." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

There's no good reason why ammonia shouldn't be present at Uranus and Neptune. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A recent discovery ...