The Moon, for most intents and purposes, is naked, bare, and exposed to the vacuum of space. But Earth's satellite does indeed have a blanket of gasses; thin and tenuous, but persistent enough to be ...

Artist\'s conception of the moon about three and a half billion years ago with volcanic activity feeding an atmosphere. From about 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago, just a few hundred million years after ...

The Moon has no atmosphere, no weather, and no wind. Yet it faces an invisible bombardment more relentless than any ...

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 may not have any breathable air, but that doesn't mean it has no atmosphere. Astronomers have for decades been aware of the delicate atmosphere surrounding the moon that is so thin and ...

It's safe to assume you can't breathe on the moon. You probably already guessed that. But not only is there no breathable air ...

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii, curator at the Hiratsuka City Museum, shared footage of two meteors striking the moon’s ...

A Japanese astronomer captured two lunar impact flashes — caused by meteor strikes on the moon — just two days apart on video ...

This effect is also based on how close the moon is to the Earth, because closer objects have more pull. We see higher tides ...

Have you ever noticed that wind and weather patterns tend to travel in the same general direction? While there can be some local changes to this for various reasons, the atmosphere on Earth typically ...