A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study.

"We give a definitive answer that meteorite impact vaporization is the dominant process that creates the lunar atmosphere." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system and ...

Astronomers have found an atmosphere where they least expected it: clinging to an exoplanet that’s too small, too hot and too old to have air, at least in theory. Observations by the James Webb Space ...

The Moon may not have much of an atmosphere, mostly because of its weak gravitational field (whether it had a substantial atmosphere billions of years ago is debatable). But it is thought to presently ...

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar electric field, was predicted to exist decades ago but ...

Daily life increasingly depends on systems of satellites orbiting Earth. As fleets proliferate, ever greater numbers of expired units will hurtle back toward the surface. Decommissioned satellites ...

Over the last decade, humanity's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have stabilized after a period of huge growth. Average growth is now down to just 0.6% per year, compared to 2% per year in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New research suggests the atmosphere of Mars may be hiding in plain sight, having been absorbed ...

Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and satellites that a booming space economy will leave behind. Credit...Anuj Shrestha Supported by By Shannon Hall ...