An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...

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 ...

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

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

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...

New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered molecules vital to life and a history of saltwater on asteroid Bennu. The findings ...

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that ...

Scientists have discovered a ‘super-Earth’ planet six times larger than our own which may have conditions suitable for life.

There are a few distinctions. The first is a matter of light, Conafay says. "Planets look more like a steady light, while stars often twinkle because their light is affected by Earth’s ...

The mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere, capturing X-ray images that reveal how ... it never had oceans or conditions for life. Analysis of the planet's volcanic gases and atmospheric ...