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‘Raindrops in the Sun’s corona’: New adaptive optics shows stunning details of our star’s atmosphere

The Sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse — has long…

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Saturn’s moon: Mysterious wobbling atmosphere like a gyroscope

The puzzling behaviour of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol for the first time.…

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Mercury levels in the atmosphere have decreased throughout the 21st century

Mercury is released by environmental and human-driven processes. And some forms, specifically methylmercury, are toxic to humans. Therefore, policies and…

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‘Out of science fiction’: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first…

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How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?

Much like the windy weather patterns that affect the Earth's surface, our planet's oceans experience their own distinct weather patterns.…

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Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars’ atmosphere

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled…

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New data on atmosphere from Earth to the edge of space

A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new…

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Rapid return of water from ground to atmosphere through plants

A new study led by scientists in the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University provides the first…

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