The moon’s thin atmosphere is made by constant bombardment of meteorites
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Venus’ atmosphere shows possible signs of life – again
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. Four years ago, the unexpected …
Evidence of water found in the atmosphere of a mysterious ‘metal god of war’ exoplanet
Astronomers may have discovered the presence of water in the atmosphere of a blisteringly hot planet that is also one of the most “metallic” worlds …
If alien terraforming emits greenhouse gases, our telescopes could detect it
If aliens blanket their planets with strong greenhouse gases like we do, we’d be able to tell. That’s according to a recent thought experiment in …
The stars give small planets a gravitational ‘squeeze’ to remove their atmosphere
Scientists have learned more about the violent processes that tear atmospheres from planets, discovering that squashing and eruptions by a parent star can contribute to …
This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere – then grew another one
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that a planet of scorching hot lava, believed to be composed of diamond, grew a …
The satellites that fly into our atmosphere may not be as harmless as first thought
Illustration of a satellite reentry next to a picture of polar stratospheric clouds.iStock/Getty Images Plus; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Inside Spaceships burn up in the atmosphere …
The habitable exoplanet Trappist-1 may have been caught destroying its own atmosphere
Scientists have discovered that a potentially habitable planet is being stripped of its atmosphere, a process that could leave the world, Trappist-1e, inhospitable to life. …
Forget Twickenham, Dublin is the Six Nations city with an atmosphere problem
The atmosphere was understandably tense during Ireland’s one-sided victory over Italy – Getty Images/Piaras A Madheach Twickenham’s recent botched experiment with an ‘alcohol-free seating area’ …
Which telescope will be the 1st to find alien life? Scientists have some ideas
A glimpse into the future for free, exoplanet science suggests what is to come Extra Large European Telescope (ELT) to give us the best chance …