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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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!

The Solution To Finding An Atmosphere On TRAPPIST-1 e

ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

One of the most promising Earth-like worlds may not have an atmosphere after all

Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say

First of Its Kind: Webb Telescope Spots a Planet Losing Its Atmosphere

A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look

NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

NASA's new Mars mission: These twin satellites could reveal how the Red Planet lost its atmosphere

James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere — and finds water being ripped apart

The mystery of how the outer-atmosphere of the Sun can be hotter than its surface may have finally been cracked. Researchers have achieved a breakthrough by providing the first direct evidence of small-scale Alfvén waves in the Sun's corona - waves we've searched for since their prediction in 1942

CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024

Phosphine Discovered In A Brown Dwarf's Atmosphere For The First Time

Starlink is burning up one or two satellites a day in Earth’s atmosphere