Moon Mystery Solved After Decades Thanks To Meteors

Now, if your scientific knowledge is limited to watching Star Trek reruns (hey, we feel you, brother), then you may now have a question of your own: just what is so significant about determining the main way that the moon replenishes its atmosphere?

The short answer is that even within the confines of our own solar system, there is a remarkable amount of variety in everything from the planets’ shape to atmospheric thickness. The more we can figure out how things like meteor impacts have shaped the atmosphere of the moon, the better we can understand other planetary bodies, which is crucial for future space exploration and colonization efforts.