Observational data suggest models are likely underestimating the amount of methane lost through atmospheric chemistry ...

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket burned up in Earth's atmosphere.

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

This is the first observational evidence that re-entering space debris leaves a detectable, human-caused chemical fingerprint ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory's new chamber allows researchers to study cloud formation in controlled conditions for the ...

During photosynthesis, trees convert the carbon dioxide to sugars and in doing so produce oxygen as a biproduct, which is vital for life on Earth. “Trees draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and ...

In a quiet laboratory, a team of atmospheric scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven ...

A clear breakdown of the atmosphere’s layers, from the troposphere to the exosphere, and how each one protects and shapes ...

With Area 51 ruled out by President Obama, where might aliens really be hiding? Scientists have now revealed the best candidates.

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question ...