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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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

James Webb Detects Strongest Evidence Yet of an Atmosphere on a Rocky Exoplanet

Scientists Find the Strongest Evidence Yet of an Atmosphere on a Molten Rocky Exoplanet

James Webb Space Telescope finds strongest evidence yet for atmosphere around rocky exoplanet: 'It's really like a wet lava ball'

NASA Finds Evidence Of Atmosphere On ‘Wet Lava Ball’ Planet

Scientists detect atmosphere on molten rocky exoplanet - study - EurekAlert!

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