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Without an atmosphere, skies would be black and Earth colder
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The atmosphere scatters light and traps some heat.
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If Earth lost its atmosphere, the daytime sky would appear black and sound would not travel through air. The natural greenhouse effect would also disappear, so after the energy balance changed, the average surface temperature would be much lower—about −18°C in NASA’s simple estimate, not an instant −180°C. This is an idealized scenario, not a forecast of a real event.

