atmosphere
noun
the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
atmospheres
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pluralof atmosphere.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The team expects future observations using multiple wavelengths and similarly precise instruments to uncover a wider range of elements in exoplanet atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
One of the driving questions that the James Webb Space Telescope is being used to answer is whether planets orbiting stars much smaller than the sun have atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The goal of the program, which is looking at 10 ultra-hot lava worlds, is to see if there's a critical temperature over which you start seeing planets with atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
But surprisingly, we've found evidence that the majority of lava worlds -- similar in composition to Earth and Venus but much, much hotter -- might have atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The corresponding surface pressure is 90 atmospheres, 90 times the pressure we feel from the Earth’s atmosphere, the equivalent of the weight of water 1 kilometer below the surface of the oceans.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
