Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...

Is This Asteroid A Direct Threat To Earth?

Scientists studying material from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered new clues about how some of life’s most basic ingredients may have formed long before Earth existed. The findings suggest that amino ...

Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

Known non-biological sources, from meteorites to surface chemistry, fall short of accounting for organic compounds detected ...

On Feb. 8, 1969, a massive meteorite rained a couple of tons of stones on the Mexican town of Allende, not far from the Texas ...

Dozens of people across Wyoming, Colorado and Utah saw a colorful fireball streak through the sky Thursday night. Experts say ...

A doctoral student re-created a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

Researchers using neutron scanning technology have discovered a hidden reservoir of ancient water locked inside the Martian ...

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.

New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's ...