Hubble's 20-year study of Uranus yields new atmospheric insights
The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an ...
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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.
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What Is Earth's Atmosphere? Everything You Need to Know
It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...
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An innumerable army. Microorganisms are becoming enemies of humanity amid global warming
About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...
How do clouds get their shapes? A scientist explains how they help forecast weather
How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast the weather. Just4Kids.
Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained
Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...
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Ghost rivers, hidden lakes: The long search for water on Mars
Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.