One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

A team of researchers led by Katherine Bermingham from Rutgers University in New Brunswick has discovered that water did not ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

The finding, reported in the science journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, is significant because the data reported by the ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

A recent study published in One Earth presents strong evidence indicating that the climate impact of newly formed particles ...

If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...