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 ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

Some parts of Earth's atmosphere are studied continuously in ... The balloons also reach the lower part of the stratosphere, the layer above the troposphere. The amount of data generated by ...

Some dead plants don't decompose and instead become layers of coal ... This causes CO 2 to build up in the atmosphere, which rose from a concentration of around 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1750 to ...

Different elements are present in different parts of the Earth’s structure ... it's made up of different layers. The crust of the earth is thin - a bit like the skin of an apple.The crust ...