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

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

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

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

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

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

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

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