The latest discovery is the strongest hint yet of biological activity outside our solar system. But this does not mean that ...

Given the seeming paucity of moisture in the leftover remains of Earth's building blocks, planetary scientists have long ...

An Oxford study suggests Earth’s water may be native, challenging the idea that asteroids brought water to Earth after the ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

A new study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface -- findings that bring scientists one ...

Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface; Scientists have analyzed a meteorite analogous to the early Earth to ...

Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life-supporting’ past - Researchers used data ...

Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best ...

A new study has upended a long-held theory that asteroids brought water to Earth – as it turns out it may have always been here ...

A new study by Oxford University suggests Earth’s water was present from the start, with hydrogen incorporated during the ...