A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

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

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

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...

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

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...

Evidence is mounting that the same basic chemistry that made Earth habitable is unfolding, or once unfolded, on Mars. From ...

Humans have long imagined life on Mars, but what if the red planet actually delivered life to Earth in the first place?

An ancient asteroid older than Earth itself has reignited debate over whether life began in space. NASA's Bennu discovery reveals complex organic molecules, fuelling viral claims and raising profound ...

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