Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

Who knew Earth’s upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup ... Near Earth’s equator, these charged particles are funneled upward and outward along magnetic field lines, creating two dense ...

That haze, the researchers say, causes the planet's upper atmosphere to be hotter than the layers below, creating an environment where carbon dioxide emits light rather than absorbing it ...