A rare astronomical alignment on April 7, 2025, presented NASA with a unique chance to study the atmosphere and rings of ...

the mesosphere is the coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere, with temperatures as low as -130F (-90C) at the very top of the mesosphere. This is because the density of gas in the mesosphere is lower ...

Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers, each characterized by specific temperature variations, composition, and phenomena. Below are the primary layers of the atmosphere, from the ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

Uranus is an ice giant planet with a thick atmosphere over a hot mantle of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Humanity has ...

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, ...

You'll see how warm and cold water interact and learn about density currents that occur in oceans and atmosphere. See this experiment demonstrated ... uses a simple drinking straw to create distinct ...

Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.