The structure of the atmosphere is deeply altered," points out Guillaume Chaverot. Serious consequences for the search of life elsewhere ...

From the top, WASP-121b's atmospheric layers are 'hydrogen wind,' 'sodium jet stream,' and 'iron air,' and according to Seidel, an atmospheric structure similar to that of WASP-121b has never been ...

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 wedding cake on a ferociously ...

Schematic representation of the structure of the atmosphere of WASP-121b (Image: ESO/M. Kornmesser) Apr 23, 2025 at 1:55 pm CEST 2 min. read By Martin Holland ...

Uranus's atmosphere is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with a small amount of methane, which gives the planet its characteristic blue-green hue by absorbing red light from the sun and ...

Japan’s Himawari weather satellites, designed to watch Earth, have quietly delivered a decade of infrared snapshots of Venus. By stitching 437 images together, scientists tracked daily thermal ...

The team's results will help astronomers to better understand how the atmosphere of Uranus works and responds to changing sunlight. These long-term observations provide valuable data for ...