An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...

It’s located in the thermosphere, the layer of the atmosphere at 85 to 600 km (~50 to 375 miles) above the Earth’s surface. This is also where most satellites orbit our planet.

Not only is the exosphere the outer layer of the Earth's atmosphere, but it's also by far the biggest, extending at least 6,000 miles from the thermosphere, with some scientists considering the ...

An astronaut has captured an incredible burst of electricity above Earth. NASA's Nichole Ayers managed to snap a phenomenon ...

NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor" Ayers captured a stunning photo of a rare red sprite bolt above a thunderstorm over the Desert ...

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of ... The thermosphere naturally contracts and expands every 11 years in ...

The thermosphere is where the International Space Station and most other satellites orbit Earth. More than 10,000 satellites are currently drifting through low Earth orbit.

Climate Change Might Increase Satellite Collisions, Limiting How Many Can Safely Orbit Earth, ... The team examined altitudes in the thermosphere between about 125 and 620 miles above the Earth.