In 2005, researchers at the University of Tokyo proposed that some elements from Earth's upper atmosphere might have escaped ...

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

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

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

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules linked to life. These sulfur-rich compounds, including certain amino acids, ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...