A layer of charged particles, called the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, extending from about 50 to 400 miles above the surface of the planet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

Explore the layers of the atmosphere depicted to scale, including the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer ... data show how intense ultraviolet radiation from the host star heats the gas in the upper atmosphere ...

But scientists worry those plumes of exhaust trailing behind rockets could be scattering harmful pollutants into the pristine upper layers of the atmosphere. John Yang speaks with freelance ...

Moving down in the atmosphere is a layer of sodium iodide and magnesium silicate clouds. The final layer consists of aluminum oxide clouds. The atmosphere's total depth is 446 miles (718 kilometers).

Here’s how it works. A spectacular new image taken by astronauts on theInternational Space Station shows the various layers of Earth's atmosphere duringsunset over the Indian Ocean. A brilliant ...

Many refrigerators, air conditioners and foam-blowing equipment used to emit dangerous levels of chlorine gas into the atmosphere. Once chlorine reaches the ozone layer, ultraviolet ... climate models ...

Scientists have known of layers in Earth's atmosphere for more than 80 years, according to NASA, but these layers are at an altitude that makes them inconvenient to study. The layers form at about ...