A defunct Soviet -era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is poised for an uncontrolled descent back to Earth.

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new ...

An exoplanet located 73 light-years away is defying astronomers' expectations. TOI-270 d, far from being an ocean world, ...

so are more common in moderately dense parts of the atmosphere, 60 to 150 miles (100 to 240 kilometers) above Earth’s surface. In the very thick lower atmosphere, less than 60 miles (100 ...

It’s the invisible shield that keeps us alive—but what if Earth’s atmosphere vanished for just one day? Within seconds, the ...

On Earth, this gas is only produced by living ... K2-18b seems to have a hydrogen-rich atmosphere, a thick outer layer, and possibly — just possibly — a liquid water ocean hidden beneath.

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.

About eight times as massive as Earth and orbiting ... “The relative size of the atmosphere compared to the size of the planet is pretty close to the thickness of an apple skin on top of an ...

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit “next-level” highs, scientists say. Earth’s ecosystems breaking down under extreme ...

TOI-270 d, located just 73 light years away, could be key to understanding a new class of planets. A study revealed it may be a giant rocky planet with a thick, hot atmosphere. NASA’s JWST detected ...