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

A recent study published in One Earth presents strong evidence indicating that the climate impact of newly formed particles ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary radar and atmospheric emissio ...

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never ...

SPHEREx, a new space telescope, will map galaxies, study cosmic inflation, and explore the ingredients for life. Its infrared ...

In the crushing darkness 700 meters (2,300 feet) beneath the Atlantic Ocean, an astonishing world lies hidden—a labyrinth of ...

Remarkably, fossil shark teeth are also incredibly abundant. Sharks ruled the earth’s oceans for 400 million years, and every ...

Water, one of the essential ingredients for life on Earth, did not appear on the planet until after the moon-forming event, a new study claims ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. Yet the age-old question remains unanswered: are w ...

The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The Isthmus of Panama formed, connecting North and South America, and the ...

A NASA mission collected the sample and brought it back in 2023, and scientists have found traces of ancient brine that contains minerals that are the raw ingredients of life.