Atmosphere

The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere.

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Congo basin blackwater lakes are releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere

Lithium Plume in Our Atmosphere Traced Back to Returning SpaceX Rocket

Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere

Ancient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere

UK winters becoming wetter due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - EurekAlert!

Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere - EurekAlert!

How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex

Scientists tracked falling space junk by listening for the sonic boom it made as it tore through the atmosphere. It could be a way to better monitor objects from space as the number of satellites skyrockets.

Scientists just calculated how many microplastics are in our atmosphere. The number is absolutely shocking

James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time

The moon has been stealing Earth’s atmosphere for billions of years

Important new source of oxidation in the atmosphere found - EurekAlert! Science News Releases

Betelgeuse’s buddy leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere

Webb Telescope Spots “Impossible” Atmosphere Around Ancient Super-Earth

Traffic Has a Curious Effect on The Atmosphere's Electric Field, Study Shows

Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki - EurekAlert!

Against the odds, a burbling lava planet retains an atmosphere

Scientists Have Detected Electric Sparks on Mars, and It Could Rewrite What We Know About Its Atmosphere

Earth's Atmosphere Is Leaking to The Moon, And Here's Why

Good news for lunar bases? Earth's atmosphere leaks all the way out to the moon