Earth, it turns out, is far from naked in space. New measurements reveal that our planet sits inside a faint but global ...

Dr. Leonardos Gkouvelis, researcher at LMU's University Observatory Munich and member of the ORIGINS Excellence Cluster, has ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system, revealing three layers like a ...

This infographic shows the multiple layers of our atmosphere, extending from the ground up into space, and how the new dataset compares in coverage to those currently available. A team led by ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's impression of a super-Earth exoplanet. | Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL–Caltech A super-Earth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solar wind, in combination with Earth's magnetic field, has been delivering particles from our planet's atmosphere to the moon's ...

Between 30 and 60 miles above Earth’s surface lies a largely unstudied stretch of the atmosphere. It’s too high for airplanes and weather balloons, too low for satellites and nearly impossible to ...

Jupiter may be the bully planet of our solar system because it’s the most massive planet, but it’s actually a runt compared to many of the giant planets found around other stars. These alien worlds, ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a long-standing astronomy puzzle.