A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around ...

A specific set of wintertime atmospheric conditions has turned the region's skies into a showcase of rare and eye-catching ...

NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) discovered an unknown phenomenon from the International Space Station, 55 miles ...

MIT scientists identified a key atmospheric condition that determines how hot and humid a midlatitude region can get, and how intense related storms can become. The results may help climate scientists ...

Mars continues to astonish scientists with a new set of images that reveal the Red Planet’s atmosphere in unprecedented detail. Captured by ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, these high-resolution views ...

NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism ...

An ISS astronaut captured a rare lunar halo above the Indian Ocean, showing a thin glowing arc above Earth's blue edge.

Step onto Pluto’s icy terrain with NASA’s New Horizons as we explore its heart-shaped plains, towering mountains, potential cryovolcanoes, and dark regions like Cthulu Macula. Discover the dwarf ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...

Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing.

Researchers report that oil-field emissions are reshaping regional atmospheric processes. Earth’s climate is shifting rapidly, with the most dramatic changes occurring in polar regions. A team of rese ...

New research reveals the Moon may have been silently collecting Earth’s atmosphere for billions of years. Scientists now ...