It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

Experts have unveiled details of SIMP 0136, a floating planetary mass thought to be around 20 light-years away from the Earth ...

Our planet is surrounded by an invisible shell of air, called the atmosphere, held in place by the Earth’s gravitational field. It’s made up of a mixture of different gases. About 78% of the ...

Why? Because of the many factors which affect atmospheric pressure. Pioneering scientists discovered atmospheric pressure (also known as barometric or air pressure) in the 17th century ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language ...