A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

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

China's ambitious space program, featuring Shenzhou XX, Shenzhou XXI, Tianzhou 9, lunar exploration, Mars missions, and ...

Now in its 84th year, the competition identifies extraordinary young minds who blend scientific talent, curiosity and bold leadership to drive meaningful change for society. Regeneron Science Talent ...

Samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the asteroid Bennu had organic molecules and minerals and possibly salty water and other life ingredients.

New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

Unlike the dunes on Earth which are constantly in motion, the kidney bean-shaped dunes on Mars appear surprisingly motionless ...

Deep-sea scientists have announced the most detailed examination yet of our deep ocean which could provide clues to how life ...

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five ...

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini ...