Six hundred light-years from Earth, a giant planet is giving astronomers something they have never quite seen before: two ...

A new study explains why carbon dioxide is cooling the upper atmosphere, even as it is warming Earth’s surface.

A planet that is about the size of Saturn, but with a temperature more like Earth's, has an atmosphere rich in methane, ...

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, ...

Earth’s surface is warming, but far above the planet, temperatures in the upper atmosphere have been falling for years.

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system — a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures ...

Artist's impression of a gas giant planet orbiting its distant host star. New research, led by astronomers at Penn State and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to ...

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.

For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth's atmosphere won't always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists predict that Earth will eventually undergo a drastic atmospheric shift—one ...

Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere — a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have ...

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A screenshot from footage captured by the Varda W-1 spacecraft, filmed as it plummeted through Earth's atmosphere. Credit: Varda Space Industries / YouTube A well-fortified capsule whizzed through ...