The oldest evidence of Earth's ancient atmosphere may be lurking in rocks from the moon, a new study suggests. That's the takeaway from a new analysis of moon rocks that Apollo astronauts brought ...

Dating these rocks gives scientists evidence of when oxygen first built up in the atmosphere ... things were around at different times in Earth’s history. Evidence of early plants can tell ...

Scientists have revealed that some of Earth’s atmosphere may have been brought to the planet by comets billions of years ago. The mystery of how the Earth’s atmosphere was formed has long baffled ...

The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space. They hope the project will help shed light on some little ...

Oxygen in the atmosphere is essential for all living things to stay alive, and for the combustion (burning) of fuels. They are all gases. Three of them are found in the Earth’s atmosphere in ...

"The JAWARA (JAGUAR-DAS Whole neutral Atmosphere Reanalysis) dataset is a strong research tool which, for the first time ... and about 50-90 km above Earth's surface) and lower thermospheric ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result.

SpaceX isn't the first to punch a harmless hole in the atmosphere While a hole in the atmosphere sounds dramatic, this phenomenon is temporary and harmless to life on Earth, Jeffrey Baumgardner ...