They analyzed the data behind the recent claims of biosignature detection in the atmosphere of K2-18b and found that other ... of the biggest discoveries in human history. One of the best things about ...

City-sized droplets and twisting streams of plasma have been picked up by incredibly detailed images of the sun’s corona, ...

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 ...

A further communication of great interest on the occurrence of hitherto unsuspected elements of the atmosphere was made recently to the Royal Society by Prof. Ramsay and Mr. Travers. Since the ...

They’re also tracking a wider variety of novel chemicals in the upper atmosphere that may not have been there before. Recently spotted elements include copper, lead and lithium there because of ...

When you learn about the moon in school, you’re generally taught that its gravity is insufficient to capture and retain any significant atmosphere ... and include lithium, sodium, potassium ...

Each layer of the sun’s atmosphere exhibits distinct traits ... said in a statement. "Things usually get cooler farther away from a hot source. When you're roasting a marshmallow you move ...

we could get things wrong down below.” But improving models of how the upper atmosphere works—and verifying their accuracy—requires good up-to-date data on real conditions aloft. And the ...

Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere ... It will include a quadcopter designed to explore ...