This infographic shows the multiple layers of our atmosphere, extending from the ground up into space, and how the new dataset compares in coverage to those currently available. Credit: D.Koshin, K.

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like the formation of ozone and the breakup of gas molecules. A new approach for ...

Earth is our home. We live on the surface of the Earth. Do you know that the planet Earth initially was a barren, rocky, and hot object with a thin atmosphere of hydrogen and helium? Far from the ...

Explore the different layers of the atmosphere in this video, featuring engaging 3D animation that illustrates the unique characteristics and functions of each layer. Labor preference win confirmed in ...

thermal characteristics (temperature changes), chemical composition, movement, and density. Each of the layers are bounded by "pauses" where the greatest changes in thermal characteristics, chemical ...

Forming 50 miles above Earth's surface, noctilucent clouds offer a rare glimpse into one of the least-understood layers of the atmosphere.

Earth’s surface is warming, but far above the planet, temperatures in the upper atmosphere have been falling for years. Researchers now say they have identified the physical mechanism behind this long ...

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 ...