Earth's Atmosphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Dec 11, 2019 · Earth’s atmosphere is similar to a jacket for our planet. It surrounds our planet, keeps us warm, gives us oxygen to breathe, and it is where our weather happens. Earth’s atmosphere has six layers: the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, the thermosphere, the ionosphere, and the exosphere.
Atmosphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 2, 2025 · Earth's Atmosphere. A jacket for the planet . explore; The Greenhouse Effect. How can one gas in the air be both good and bad? explore; Glossary. Find definitions of space and Earth science terms . explore; Why Is the Sky Blue? …
Troposphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jun 28, 2019 · This layer has the air we breathe and the clouds in the sky. The air is densest in this lowest layer. In fact, the troposphere contains three-quarters of the mass of the entire atmosphere. The air here is 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The last 1% is made of argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
Atmosphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 2, 2025 · Earth's Atmosphere. A jacket for the planet . explore; All About Earth. The planet with living things . explore; Glossary. Find definitions of space and Earth science terms . explore; Why Is the Sky Blue?
All About Jupiter | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
5 days ago · Jupiter has a very thick atmosphere. Jupiter has rings, but they’re very hard to see. The giant planet's Great Red Spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth. Time on Jupiter. One day on Jupiter goes by in just 10 hours. One year on Jupiter is the same as 11.8 Earth years. Jupiter's Neighbors. Jupiter has 95 officially recognized moons.
All About Mars | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
5 days ago · Mars’ atmosphere has clouds and wind just like Earth. Sometimes the wind blows the red dust into a dust storm. Spiraling dust storms–called dust devils–can look like tornadoes. Mars’ large storms sometimes cover the entire planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Stratosphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 2, 2025 · The stratosphere is a layer of Earth’s atmosphere. The stratosphere is located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
Thermosphere | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 2, 2025 · This layer of Earth’s atmosphere is about 319 miles (513 kilometers) thick. That’s much thicker than the inner layers of the atmosphere, but not nearly as thick as the exosphere. The thermosphere is home to the International Space Station as it orbits Earth.
All About Venus | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Jan 2, 2025 · Venus has a thick atmosphere. It traps heat and makes Venus very hot. Venus has an active surface, including volcanoes! Venus spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets. Time on Venus. A day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days. A year on Venus lasts 225 Earth days. Venus's Neighbors. Venus does not have any moons.
All About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Dec 5, 2024 · The Sun sends lots of other energy and small particles toward Earth. Earth’s protective magnetic field and atmosphere shields us from most of the energy and particles. But sometimes a big stream of these particles reaches Earth and interacts with the gases at the outer edge of our atmosphere. This causes streams of light in the sky, called ...