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In a nutshell Photographers in Tibet captured 105 red sprites above a single thunderstorm in South Asia—the highest number ...

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By the year 2100, some parts of Earth orbit may have upwards of 66% less carrying capacity for satellites, according to a new ...

In a nutshell • Tiny atmospheric ripples called gravity waves, not large planetary waves, are the main drivers of Mars’s ...

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions may reduce Earth's satellite capacity by 66% by 2100, as detailed in Nature Sustainability.

The re-entry of SpaceX's Starlink satellites is raising environmental concerns, as scientists warn that the release of ...

“As greenhouse gas concentrations rise, they warm the troposphere where we live but cool and contract the upper atmosphere—the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere,” study lead author ...