As a result, a short-lived atmosphere will form on the planet's moons (billions of times thinner than Earth's atmosphere). Scientists have determined when an atmosphere might form on Uranus' moon.

Fossils can tell scientists what living things were around at different times in Earth’s history ... was oxygen in the atmosphere. Rocks containing iron oxide can only form if oxygen is present.

One possibility is that the hot impact debris had a long time to evaporate these elements before it clumped together to form the moon. Another is that when the moon formed it started off very hot with ...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been present in the atmosphere since the Earth condensed from a ball of hot gases following its formation from the explosion of a huge star about five billion years ago.

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like the formation of ozone and the breakup of gas molecules. A new approach ...

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like the formation of ozone and the breakup of gas molecules. A new approach ...

The Isua Formation includes magmatic rocks and ... into the role of our magnetic field in shaping the development of Earth's atmosphere as we know it, particularly regarding atmospheric escape ...

It’s not unusual for Earth’s atmosphere to be affected by space ... Launched in October 2002, it studies explosions, radiation, formation of elements, black holes and other exotic objects ...