Atmosphere

October 22nd 2025

Dimming the Sun Like a Volcano? This Climate Fix Could Backfire Horribly

Scientists are seriously considering mimicking volcanic eruptions to mitigate global warming, but that comes with more than a few issues.

Climate Change Margherita Bassi Oct 22

February 23rd 2025

First 3D Map of an Exoplanet’s Atmosphere Reveals Bizarre Weather

Meet Tylos: a gas giant 900 light years away and with a climate never seen before on any planet known to scientists.

Space & Spaceflight Margherita Bassi Feb 23

September 27th 2024

A huge atmospheric river over the Gulf of Alaska.

Satellite Images Capture Huge Atmospheric River Sweeping Over Alaska and Canada

The Category 5 event dropped significant amounts of rain across the Gulf of Alaska.

Earth Science Isaac Schultz Sep 27

February 28th 2024

Scientists Suggest Dehydrating a Layer of Earth’s Atmosphere to Fight Global Warming

The latest extreme geoengineering scheme involves sucking water out of the stratosphere.

Climate Change Passant Rabie Feb 28

November 10th 2023

Venus’s Skies Are Covered in Oxygen, Actually

The atmosphere of the hot, toxic world contains the element on its dayside as well as its nightside.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Nov 10

October 17th 2023

Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Falling pieces of space junk could be altering the stratosphere and negatively impacting our climate, new research suggests.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Oct 17

November 30th 2022

Photo: Susan Cobb/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory

Volcano Eruption Shuts Down Crucial Climate Change Monitoring Site

Mauna Loa's eruption has interrupted CO2 readings that form one of the bedrocks of climate science.

Climate Change Molly Taft Nov 30

November 22nd 2022

Illustration: Melissa Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Webb Telescope Reveals Noxious Atmosphere of a Planet 700 Light-Years Away

WASP-39b is a hot Saturn with some nasty chemicals in its skies.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz Nov 22

April 8th 2022

Uh Oh: Methane in the Atmosphere Is Rising the Fastest in Recorded History

Methane in the atmosphere is on an undeniable upward trend—right as we need to be seriously cutting emissions.

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 8

March 17th 2022

Here’s Why Skies Over Europe Are Orange This Week

A huge dust cloud from the Sahara has people skiing on reddish snow.

Earth Science Angely Mercado Mar 17

October 15th 2021

Recurring Water Vapor Potentially Found on Europa—but Just on One Side

The atmosphere of Jupiter's icy moon Europa may contain more water than previously thought.

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Oct 15

August 9th 2021

Methane Is a New Big Enemy in the Battle Over Climate Change, IPCC Says

For the first time, the IPCC has focused on the need to drive down methane emissions.

Climate Change Molly Taft Aug 9

May 13th 2021

How Climate Change Could Make Our Space Junk Problem Worse

In the pantheon of climate change concerns, more space junk isn’t high on my list. But apparently it should be. Two striking recent findings show that excess carbon dioxide is messing with the composition of the atmosphere dozens to hundreds of miles above Earth’s surface. The shifts taking place could turn low Earth orbit into…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 13

April 27th 2021

The Case to End Methane Emissions This Decade

When discussing planet-warming emissions, we often talk about carbon dioxide. In the U.S., it accounts for about 80% of our greenhouse gas output. But a new study shows we’d do well to focus more on another greenhouse gas: methane. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas that is mostly produced by livestock and fossil fuel…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 27

April 8th 2021

Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere

There’s more methane in the atmosphere than any other time since record keeping began—and levels really spiked last year, despite the fact that we were all inside for most of the time. On Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency said that global atmospheric methane rose to 1,892.3 parts per billion. Methane shattering records is one…

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 8

March 18th 2021

Astronomers Spot ‘Unique Meteorological Beast’ on Jupiter

For the first time ever, astronomers have measured winds inside Jupiter’s middle atmosphere, revealing unexpectedly fast jet streams within the planet’s deeper layers. A paper published in Astronomy & Astrophysics is giving new meaning to the term “polar vortex.” Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, astronomers have clocked the speed of polar…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Mar 18

August 22nd 2018

Mysterious Aurora-Like Lights Above Canada Continue to Confuse Scientists

New research into a strange atmospheric effect known as STEVE has failed to associate its enigmatic lights with aurora, pointing to the presence of an entirely new type of atmospheric phenomenon. Scientists started to look into these strange lights just a few years ago after people began to post images to a Facebook group called…

Earth Science George Dvorsky Aug 22

December 25th 2017

The August Eclipse Left A ‘Wake’ in the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

A total solar eclipse by itself isn’t so unusual—the moon shades the Sun every 18 months, from the view of somewhere on Earth. But this year’s “Great American Eclipse” was special simply for how much inhabited land it covered, crossing the length of America from Oregon to South Carolina. And that led to some amazing…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Dec 25

June 22nd 2017

Scientists Solve Ancient ‘Bright Night’ Mystery With Satellite Data

Humans are pretty jaded these days. We can write most of the strange phenomena we see off as science (or we honestly don’t care). But when Roman philosophers like Pliny the Elder witnessed moonless nights glow bright like the day, it definitely made an impression. Others since then have been awestruck by these “bright nights,”…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jun 22

April 21st 2017

What the Hell is This Beautiful Thing?

Meet Steve, a newly discovered atmospheric phenomenon that’s so strange it still doesn’t have a formal scientific description, hence the placeholder name. Thanks to the work of aurora enthusiasts and atmospheric scientists, we’re now learning more about Steve, but many questions remain. This stunning feature was first documented by the Facebook group Alberta Aurora Chasers…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 21

Atmosphere

Dimming the Sun Like a Volcano? This Climate Fix Could Backfire Horribly

First 3D Map of an Exoplanet’s Atmosphere Reveals Bizarre Weather

Satellite Images Capture Huge Atmospheric River Sweeping Over Alaska and Canada

Scientists Suggest Dehydrating a Layer of Earth’s Atmosphere to Fight Global Warming

Venus’s Skies Are Covered in Oxygen, Actually

Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Volcano Eruption Shuts Down Crucial Climate Change Monitoring Site

Webb Telescope Reveals Noxious Atmosphere of a Planet 700 Light-Years Away

Uh Oh: Methane in the Atmosphere Is Rising the Fastest in Recorded History

Here’s Why Skies Over Europe Are Orange This Week

Recurring Water Vapor Potentially Found on Europa—but Just on One Side

Methane Is a New Big Enemy in the Battle Over Climate Change, IPCC Says

How Climate Change Could Make Our Space Junk Problem Worse

The Case to End Methane Emissions This Decade

Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere

Astronomers Spot ‘Unique Meteorological Beast’ on Jupiter

Mysterious Aurora-Like Lights Above Canada Continue to Confuse Scientists

The August Eclipse Left A ‘Wake’ in the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Scientists Solve Ancient ‘Bright Night’ Mystery With Satellite Data

What the Hell is This Beautiful Thing?

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