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Uranus is leaking atmospheric gases into space
Mar 27, 2020A new analysis of data from NASA's Voyager 2 mission has revealed that the atmosphere of Uranus is leaking.
NASA reveals Parker Solar Probe discoveries
VIDEO Dec 4, 2019The groundbreaking solar probe has sent back its first observations from the edge of the Sun's atmosphere.
Fireball may have been an orbiting 'minimoon'
Dec 2, 2019Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
'Forbidden' planet found in Neptunian Desert
May 29, 2019Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
Spectacular fireball explodes over Siberia
VIDEO Apr 11, 2019Russia has seen more than its fair share of space rocks exploding in the Earth's atmosphere in recent months.
Huge fireball exploded in Earth's atmosphere
Mar 18, 2019The blast, which occurred in December over the Bering Sea, went largely unnoticed due to its remote location.
NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
Mar 16, 2019Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
Earth's atmosphere extends beyond the Moon
Feb 24, 2019A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
Bursts of light detected in Earth's atmosphere
Feb 12, 2019A Russian satellite has picked up mysterious 'explosions of light' in our planet's upper atmosphere.
China and Russia modify Earth's atmosphere
Dec 17, 2018The two world powers have reportedly been working together on a series of controversial experiments.
Closest ever photograph of the Sun revealed
Dec 14, 2018NASA's groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe has taken a close-up shot from inside the Sun's corona.
NASA's InSight probe successfully lands on Mars
Nov 26, 2018After a harrowing descent through the Martian atmosphere, the probe has finally reached its destination.
NASA prepares for '7 minutes of terror' on Mars
VIDEO Nov 24, 2018The space agency's InSight lander will be descending 80 miles through the Martian atmosphere on Monday.
WWII bombs sent shockwaves to edge of space
Oct 1, 2018It turns out that the devastating bombing raids of World War II damaged more than just targets on the ground.
Planet is so hot that even metal evaporates
Aug 16, 2018The extrasolar planet known as Kelt-9b is so hot that its atmosphere contains vaporized iron and titanium.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
May 3, 2018For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
Uranus smells like rotten eggs, say scientists
Apr 23, 2018Hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their smell, has been discovered in the seventh planet's atmosphere.
Could there be life in the clouds of Venus ?
Apr 1, 2018A new paper has put forward the suggestion that the clouds of Venus could be a habitat for microbial life.
Tiangong-1 space station to crash within weeks
Mar 7, 2018The out-of-control station is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between March 24th and April 19th.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO Jan 11, 2018The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
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