The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years. A ...

This means that the lunar regolith could still hold a very long-term record of Earth's atmospheric history, which in turn ...

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere may be preserved in the Moon's soil, offering a long-term record of Earth’s atmospheric ...

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years. Here’s what you’ll learn ...

Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...

We're close to the New Moon, which means it's almost the beginning of a new lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is the roughly ...

A camera aboard India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured the Earth and moon. The spacecraft launched atop a PSLV rocket. Credit: ...

One of the oldest unsolved riddles in planetary science concerns the origin of the moon. Over a century ago, George Darwin ...

The 'blood moon' part of a lunar eclipse is seen above Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2025. (Rick Kern/Getty Images) A lunar eclipse and a “blood moon” will occur on Sept. 7. Despite the dramatic name, a ...