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Carbon dioxide released through the burning of fossil fuels is cooling the upper atmosphere, says a group of physicists who believe that a coherent pattern of global climate change in Earth's upper ...

FARGO — The thermosphere is a layer high in the atmosphere known for extremely high temperatures, extremely low air density and, on occasion, the Northern Lights. From about 50 miles above the surface ...

An Australian-built spacecraft will be launched from the International Space Station for the first time next year, as researchers from three Australian universities get ready to make history. The ...

The atmospheric temperature spike, which was caused by successive geomagnetic storms, suggests the "solar maximum" is fast approaching. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...