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

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

Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...

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 ...

Atoms and molecules from Earth's atmosphere have been migrating into space and settling on the moon's surface for billions of ...

According to a report published in Communications Earth & Environment on December 11, 2025, researchers at the University of ...

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

Learn how nitrogen and helium end up in lunar soil, and why this helps us understand planetary habitability.

Scientists have discovered trace gases from Earth reaching the Moon, revealing unexpected interplanetary connections and ...

Evidence for this idea comes from lunar soil samples brought back by Apollo astronauts in the 1970s. Scientists analyzing ...

New research shows that Earth's magnetic field has helped deliver atmospheric particles to the lunar surface over billions of ...