Earth’s magnetic field was supposed to be our shield. Scientists say it’s also a leak.

It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a ...
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Earth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the moon over billions of years

Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...