Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moon may not have any breathable air, but that doesn't mean it has no atmosphere. Astronomers have for decades been aware of ...

Several decades ago scientists discovered that the Moon, long thought to have no atmosphere, actually does have an extremely thin exosphere. Scientists generally believe that the ions that make up the ...

Using a cutting-edge magnetic wave detection technique, a new study in Nature Communications has identified lithium in Mercury's exosphere for the first time. Mercury's exosphere is a fragile ...

The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo spacecraft will launch towards Mercury carrying a unique payload designed and built at Southwest Research Institute: an instrument called Strofio, which will ...