Take a moment to breathe in the air around you and really appreciate it, because that oxygen-rich atmosphere you enjoy so ...

The outermost part of our planet’s atmosphere extends well beyond the lunar orbit – almost twice the distance to the Moon. A recent discovery based on observations by the ESA/NASA Solar and ...

The moon hasn't had a magnetic field for 4.36 billion years. That means it could hold fragments of the ancient Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

If you have seen a bright light streak across the sky, you have likely seen a meteor. Meteors are rocks from space that hit Earth's atmosphere and are commonly referred to as falling stars or shooting ...

Large geomagnetic storms disrupt radio signals and GPS. Now, researchers have identified the previous underestimated role of the ionosphere, a region of Earth's upper atmosphere that contains a high ...

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space. They hope the project will help shed light on some little-explored ...

According to data from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, 2023 was a record year for launching satellites, probes, landers and more into space. But scientists worry those plumes of ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of various pollutant metals in Earth's stratosphere. They traced the metals back to rockets and satellites launched into space. The stratosphere contains the ...