The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

After an X-class solar flare erupted, shortwave radio blackouts were detected across the Americas — the sunlit side of Earth at the time. These disruptions, common during intense solar activity, occur ...

Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...

Astronomers have successfully captured Neptune's auroras for the first time, utilizing the combined capabilities of the James ...

Researchers are exploring new technologies for short-term earthquake forecasting and prediction - the application of the LAIC approach ...

While we go about our days the Earth is constantly rotating through its own magnetic field. Now, experts claim it is possible to harvest clean energy from this natural rhythm.

Scientists have raised concerns about the satellite re-entries in the upper atmosphere or mesosphere which then settle in the stratosphere that houses the Earth’s protective ozone layer. The major ...

Led by MIT, the new study indicates that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are causing the upper atmosphere to contract ... an important atmospheric layer where the International ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis.

Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of ...

Some of the particles are captured by the Earth's magnetic field and collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms and molecules in the atmosphere ... (closer to the magnetosphere) and away from cities ...