Hey Ray: The Layers of the Atmosphere 03:12. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - I like to think of the atmosphere as sort of a big sandwich since the atmosphere isn't just one layer.

Upper Layer of Atmosphere Shrinking, Study Says August 26, 2010 / 3:29 PM EDT / AP One of the highest sections of the atmosphere is shrinking as a result of low sun activity, researchers reported ...

The outermost layer that separates our atmosphere from outer space is the exosphere. "Exo" means outside. According to NASA, this layer is about 6,200 miles thick which is almost as wide as Earth ...

The final layer is the exosphere, where the Earth's atmosphere gradually gives way to space. It extends from 440 miles above the Earth's surface to 6,200 miles.

Explore the layers of the atmosphere depicted to scale, including the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, ...

Earth’s atmosphere has five major and several secondary layers. From lowest to highest, the major layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. "The Snow ...

The junction between layers of atmosphere is usually not a discreet line, but rather a transition zone where one blends into another. The change may happen over miles.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Todays’s Weather Whys is focused on the different layers of the atmosphere, which many of you may already recognize from grade school. The official number of layers is up ...

The third layer of the sun's atmosphere is the corona. Like the chromosphere, the sun's corona can only be seen during a total solar eclipse (or with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory).