A rare kind of meteorite known as enstatite chondrite resembles Earth's composition roughly 4.5 billion years ago. The key to their counterargument resides in a rare type of space rock called ...

Water is essential when it comes to life on Earth, but how exactly it formed on the planet remains a mystery. Past evaluations have proven that the initial days of Earth were too hot to retain ice. At ...

Life may have emerged on Mars and Earth at the same time. That's according to new evidence found in a Martian meteorite that indicates the key ingredient for life, water, appeared on Mars around 4.4 ...

Most life on earth today wouldn't exist without water, but new findings suggest rain may have started the whole process! Dan ...

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 ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of science’s biggest questions, and previous theories have suggested that lightning may have played a role. While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric ...

This article was originally published on Supercluster, a website dedicated to telling humanity's greatest outer space stories. Do us a favor: take a sip of water. Done it? Good. You probably needed ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

"This forces us to rethink the starting conditions for our planet’s water system." Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than ...

When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...