Rocky planets may acquire a primordial atmosphere by outgassing of volatiles from their magma ocean. The distribution of O between H2O, CO and CO2 in chemical equilibrium subsequently changes significantly […]
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Earth And Space Share The Same Turbulence
In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have discovered that the turbulence in the thermosphere exhibits the same physical laws as the wind in the lower atmosphere. Furthermore, […]
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Exoplanet Aeronomy: A Case Study of WASP-69b’s Variable Thermosphere
Aeronomy, the study of Earth’s upper atmosphere and its interaction with the local space environment, has long traced changes in the thermospheres of Earth and other solar system planets to […]