When you look at photographs of Earth from space, the planet looks like a blue marble, with patterns of clouds lying on the surface of the marble. It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, ...

"The James Webb Space Telescope has captured helium escape from this planet for the first time, and it is the most confident ...

John Locher/AP / AP The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has hit a new record, as humanity struggles to rein in emissions of greenhouse gasses from burning fossil ...

If you have seen a bright light streak across the sky, you have likely seen a meteor. Meteors are rocks from space that hit Earth's atmosphere and are commonly referred to as falling stars or shooting ...

Solomon Gebrechorkos receives funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO; grant no. 201880) and the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC; grant no. NE/S017380/1).

The atmosphere is emerging as a domain of strategic competition with profound implications for national security, economic ...

A great analogy is a boiling pot of water. When a lid prevents steam from escaping, it is the equivalent of our atmosphere having a cap. As soon as the lid is removed, steam rises. Having a cap in ...