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

Extremophiles: Life in Extreme Conditions Extremophiles are the superheroes of the microbial world. These organisms find a ...

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

Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...

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

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary ...

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

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...

Their research reveals which Earthly 'technosignatures' would be easiest to detect from a planet across the galaxy.

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.