atmosphere
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De-orbiting a satellite typically means allowing it to burn up in the atmosphere.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The project would be the first U.S. mission to Venus in more than 30 years, Dreier said, and aims to make a high-resolution mapping of the planet’s surface and observe its atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Last week, we reported on the challenging re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere that awaited NASA’s Artemis II crew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"It's the home of snooker and there's no atmosphere like it. It's perfect as it is."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Now Brahe set about proving that the impossible had in fact occurred by showing, using elementary trigonometry, that the new star could not be in the upper atmosphere but must be in the heavens.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing atmosphere
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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