Unlike Earth’s life-sustaining blanket of air, the Moon has but a thin wisp of an atmosphere. Now, a new study using samples retrieved by the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago is helping ...

It is easy to imagine the moon as an atmosphere-less hunk of rock orbiting Earth. However, while lacking breathable air, our planet's loyal natural satellite companion does have a thin and wispy ...

When you learn about the moon in school, you’re generally taught that its gravity is insufficient to capture and retain any significant atmosphere. The moon is nonetheless surrounded by a thin, ...

Every year or so, the moon turns blood red due to it passing into Earth's shadow and receiving the light of every dusk and ...

Building Nuclear Power in the U.S. Is Tough. NASA Wants to Do It on the Moon. Call it a nuclear moonshot: The U.S. aims to ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, simulations show.

A favorite diversion of amateur astronomers is to watch the moon eclipsing a star. When the star touches the moon’s jagged edge, it winks out all at once with no preliminaries. Even the delicate ...

The outermost part of our planet’s atmosphere extends well beyond the lunar orbit – almost twice the distance to the Moon. A recent discovery based on observations by the ESA/NASA Solar and ...

The surface of the moon can exhibit a rare red phenomenon under specific astronomical conditions, known as the 'Blood Moon.' Historically, this astronomical phenomenon has often been assigned negative ...

It's time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast, Regina Barber and Berly McCoy. Hey to both of you. BERLY MCCOY, BYLINE: Hey. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey ...

The moon’s thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly used in electric signs on Earth because of its intense glow. While scientists have speculated on the presence of neon in the lunar atmosphere ...

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