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 ...

A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

Not only is the exosphere the outer layer of the Earth's atmosphere, but it's also by far the biggest, extending at least 6,000 miles from the thermosphere, with some scientists considering the ...

A former NASA scientist explains how we know whether Blue Origin New Shepard made it to space, and how its altitude compares ...

Scientists have always been curious about the atmosphere surrounding us, but in the past, they could not just hop on a spaceship to see what was up there. Instead, scientists hiked up high ...

Beyond the outer core lies the mantle, a 1,800-mile-thick layer of viscous molten ... Ninety percent of Earth's atmosphere lies within just 10 miles of the planet's surface. The silhouette of ...

The boundaries between planet Earth, the moon, and deep space just got fuzzier. According to a new analysis of data recorded by a spacecraft more than 20 years ago, the outer fringes of our cozy ...

About 10% of the ozone in the atmosphere is found in the troposphere, the layer we live in; the rest is found in the stratosphere, about 10–50 kilometers (6–30 miles) above the Earth’s surface. Good ...

Researchers at MIT found that greenhouse gases are causing Earth’s upper atmosphere to shrink. Gradually, this will lead to ...