Atmosphere

Space Researchers find Jupiter holds 1.5x more oxygen than the Sun

A new model combining chemistry and atmospheric motion suggests Jupiter holds more oxygen than the Sun, reshaping ideas about planetary formation.

Discoveries Scientists finally explain how lightning forms inside storm clouds Shy Cohen

Space JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Ancient salt reveals a clear view of Earth’s atmosphere from 1.4 billion-years-ago Mac Oliveau

Space Earth’s day was only 19 hours long for a billion years, study finds Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers map the Sun’s shifting atmospheric edge for the first time Joseph Shavit

Space JWST may have found a thick atmosphere in an unexpected place — an ultra-hot super-Earth Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Study suggests ancient skies rained down ingredients for life on Earth Mac Oliveau

Space TRAPPIST-1’s solar flares could reshape the search for habitable planets Joseph Shavit

Space Martian dust storms crackle with ‘mini lightning,’ revealing a hidden electric Mars Joseph Shavit

Space Venus’s clouds contain massive reservoirs of water and iron Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Gamma-rays trigger lightning and alter atmospheric chemistry

Space What space dust can teach us about Earth’s climate history

Green Impact Earth’s atmosphere is getting thirstier—and that spells trouble

Space Giant planet found orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planetary formation

Space First direct evidence of how Mars lost its thick atmosphere and water

Space The Sun destroys space rocks before they hit the Earth