earth’s atmosphere
Millions of Phones Could Map the Earth’s Ionosphere
We are all familiar with the atmosphere of the Earth and part of this, the ionosphere, is a layer of…
Good News, the Ozone Layer Hole is Continuing to Shrink
Climate change is a huge topic and often debated across the world. We continue to burn fossil fuels and ignore…
The Combination of Oxygen and Methane Could Reveal the Presence of Life on Another World
In a recent study, a pair of researchers from the Carl Sagan Institute developed a model for finding exoplanets similar…
A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours
A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.
A Billion Years From now There won’t be Much Oxygen in the Earth’s Atmosphere
Breathe it while you still can. A new research study forecasts the future of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere and…
Science Fiction Might Be Right After All. There Might Be Breathable Atmospheres Across the Universe
The last few years has seen an explosion of exoplanet discoveries. Some of those worlds are in what we deem…
As Meteorites Slice Through the Atmosphere, They’re Sculpted Into Cones
A new study reveals why many meteors, when they enter Earth's atmosphere, become cone-shaped as they heat up.
Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
Scientists have known for some time that Earth's atmosphere loses several hundred tons of oxygen each day. They understand how…
Spinning Heat Shield Concept Could Provide a Lightweight Way to Survive Atmospheric Re-entry
A team from the University of Manchester recently tested their prototype for a spinning heat shield, a lightweight, compact design…
About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over…