Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

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

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary ...

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

The continent drifts northeast at about 2.7 inches (7cm) per year - a rate so significant that GPS coordinates must be ...

A Mars image shows a strange square formation. Some think it's artificial, but experts suggest natural causes.

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

The origin of the Moon has fascinated scientists for decades. The most widely accepted theory suggests that the Moon formed ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

After those samples arrived on Sept. 24, 2023, we got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth. To learn about an asteroid – a rocky or metallic ...