Almost all weather on Earth occurs in the lowest part of Earth’s atmosphere- called the troposphere. While we mainly care about this bottom portion as it’s where we live & breathe, there’s more layers ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

Editor’s note: The KOIN 6 Weather team is presenting weather and science lessons to help serve our teachers and students. Click here for more lessons. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – I know that when you look ...

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. This ...

When you look at photographs of Earth from space, the planet looks like a blue marble, with patterns of clouds lying on the surface of the marble. It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, ...

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Spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere are leaving behind metal particles. Scientists are racing to understand if that affects the climate. One risk is that these particles may spark rainbow-colored ...

In a final chapter of his new book, climate scientist Rob Jackson profiles several individuals he considers to be climate heroes. One is Rose Abramoff, a fellow scientist who recently encouraged ...

High up in the atmosphere, near the boundary of space, a dazzling, fleeting flash of red sometimes briefly appears above a thunderstorm before evaporating away. These events, which occur far above ...

Every day, fragments of Elon Musk’s internet megaconstellation are streaking across the sky and vaporizing long before they ever reach the ground. One to two Starlink satellites are now routinely ...

Rocket exhaust could have a "significant cumulative effect" on the atmosphere, the climate, and human health, according to new research. Reading time 5 minutes SpaceX, Blue Origin, and a host of other ...