A new study, conducted in the North China Plain, determined where volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are distributed within the vertical layers of the atmosphere, and found notable changes from ...

Scientists analyzing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating ...

According to a new paper published in the journal Nature, astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of the layered atmosphere of ... with determining the vertical circulation patterns that are ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

The researchers peered through the atmosphere of WASP-121b ... solar system - called exoplanets - but without mapping the vertical structure or how the chemical elements were distributed.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - I like to think of the atmosphere as sort of a big sandwich since the atmosphere isn't just one layer. It has many distinct layers from the ground all the way into space.