For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere ... from WASP-121b's atmosphere but found to have been hiding in the planet's lower atmospheric layers.

and unexpected atmospheric layers. The study, conducted using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, offers an ...

WASHINGTON — Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system, revealing three layers like a wedding cake on ...

Over time, they noticed that the atmosphere had distinct layers. By the early 1900s, scientists had identified major layers of the atmosphere based on how the temperature changed at different ...