Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

The type of meteorites that could have been crucial to the origins of life are very rare, but the asteroids they come from are common. Astronomers have long had an explanation for this paradox, but ...

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...

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

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

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 ...

Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...