Atmosphere

Space Martian dust storms crackle with ‘mini lightning,’ revealing a hidden electric Mars

Perseverance’s microphone has heard tiny lightning in Martian dust storms, reshaping ideas about Mars’ climate, chemistry and future missions.

Space Venus’s clouds contain massive reservoirs of water and iron Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Gamma-rays trigger lightning and alter atmospheric chemistry

Space What space dust can teach us about Earth’s climate history

Green Impact Earth’s atmosphere is getting thirstier—and that spells trouble

Space Giant planet found orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planetary formation

Space First direct evidence of how Mars lost its thick atmosphere and water

Space The Sun destroys space rocks before they hit the Earth

Discoveries NASA researchers discover what happened to Mars’ water

Space Awe-inspiring first: Astronomers capture Jupiter’s response to a massive solar wind strike

Green Impact Scientists achieve a major breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis

Space The weather on Mars appears to be driven by gravity waves

Green Impact Healing the ozone: Global CFC reduction efforts are paying off

Green Impact Groundbreaking Discovery Reveals How Early Life Began on Earth

Space Astronomers capture first 3D view of an exoplanet’s atmosphere and climate

Space Magnetic tornadoes are stirring up Earth-size clouds of haze on Jupiter

Green Impact Surprising new study finds that Earth’s atmosphere can clean itself