In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light on how life began on our planet.

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.

Samples of organic matter returned from the asteroid Bennu support the theory that asteroids could have brought the building ...

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study found that oxygen-17 isotopes on the moon closely ...

A recent investigation into the moon's formation and Earth's water origin has provided compelling insights. Researchers from ...