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The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

The fact that you can't breathe on the moon probably isn't surprising. That said, the moon does have an atmosphere; it's just very different than Earth's.

In May 2024, a powerful solar storm sent a surge of charged particles toward Earth, leading to an extraordinary discovery: a ...

Tracking OH levels is extremely difficult because ... air pollution will change in the coming decades. In short, the Earth’s atmosphere is fighting back against pollution—but it still needs ...

Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may ...

Researchers Kazumi Ozaki from Toho University and Chris Reinhard from the Georgia Institute of Technology predicted that oxygen levels ...

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Explore the fascinating evolution of Mars atmosphere. Discover how it transformed, becoming trapped in its crust's clay ...

A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...