Ice core records of atmospheric hydrogen reveal a huge rise in concentration since the Industrial Revolution which has ...

Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere.

The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the ...

While Mars today only has a wispy remnant of an atmosphere, it may once have had one hundreds of times thicker with a ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

JWST confirms GJ 1132 b lacks an atmosphere. This challenges the habitability of planets around M-dwarfs. Astronomers often encounter conflicting results when investigating cosmic questions. This is a ...

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," said Silvia Protopapa, lead author, in a statement. "The Webb telescope has ...

The atmosphere is a layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface up many thousands of miles, becoming increasingly thinner with distance but always held by the Earth's ...

If a nearby star exploded, its shockwave could wipe out Earth’s atmosphere and seas, leaving the surface uninhabitable. Survivors would need to live underground to escape deadly radiation and toxic ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) --NASA has set Tuesday for its next launch attempt of its TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission to take a peak at the Earth's atmosphere. U.S. citizens in the mid-Atlantic region may catch a ...

Could we really be on the verge of discovering life on other planets? Maybe. And the case is growing stronger by the day. It’s not just a hunch—there’s hard data to back up the claim that we may not ...