In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ...

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected chemical signatures in rocks similar to those created by microbial life on ...

A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...

Long before Mars became the cold, dry world we see today, rain once fell across its surface. Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels ...

New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed to sustain ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected electrical sparks within dust devils on Mars for the first time. The rover's SuperCam instrument recorded dozens of audio clips of the discharges and their ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

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