The troposphere is the layer closest to Earth's surface and is what most of us are probably imagining when we talk about the atmosphere. Tropos is Greek for "change," so it literally means "sphere ...

Explore the finely tuned conditions that make Earth uniquely habitable among planets, supporting diverse life through complex ...

This image of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, taken from the International Space Station, shows the different layers of Earth's atmosphere, which have been labelled to more easily tell them apart.

The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere, where space begins. It has almost no air, and satellites orbit here before fading into space. ...

(WRBL) — The Earth has a fascinating atmosphere that contains several unique layers. The Troposphere is the layer that we live in, it starts at the surface but the height often varies to about 9 ...

Since the beginning of Earth's history, tiny particles of rock and metal from space have been hitting our planet. On clear ...

International researchers have devised a new technique for studying a sort of fossilized atmosphere left behind by ...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen, with support from the Open University, the ...