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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

The belief that life exists outside of Earth is known as ‘cosmic pluralism’. Intriguingly, this was briefly a topic of ...