It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

By the year 2100, some parts of Earth orbit may have upwards of 66% less carrying capacity for satellites, according to a new ...

Among the molecules found in the Thermosphere is Carbon Dioxide (CO2) which conducts heat that from lower down in the atmosphere then radiates it outwards. “Thus, increasing concentrations of ...

Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...

Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...

Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

In the 1990s, scientists wondered what response the thermosphere might have to greenhouse gases. Their preliminary modeling showed that, while the gases trap heat in the lower atmosphere ...

Currently more than 8,000 satellites are orbiting at altitudes of between 300 and 1000 km in the Earth’s upper atmosphere – also called the thermosphere. While changes in space weather, such as ...

Linares and his colleagues determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases can cause the upper atmosphere to shrink. The researchers found that the contraction of the thermosphere ...