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 ...

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

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

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

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

The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...

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

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

Little Friends We've heard of underground parties — but this is ridiculous. A recently released study authored by microbial ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...