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 ...

The Earth’s atmosphere is the relatively thin layer of gases surrounding the planet. The atmosphere is held close to Earth by gravity, but the higher you go away from the Earth’s surface ...

With that the amount of alumina released into the mesosphere and upper stratosphere — the otherwise pristine middle layers of the atmosphere — has been skyrocketing. Air pollution in the ...

Moreover, one study detected a highly circularly polarized pulsed radio emission in the 4-8 GHz band and a ... of at least two patchy cloud layers in the atmosphere of SIMP0136.

Human activities have been the main cause of rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere since the 1800s. The emergence of life on our planet added a new layer to the carbon cycle. As plants grow, ...