A new study led by recent undergraduate student Caitlyn Nojiri and co-authored by astronomy and astrophysics professor Enrico ...

From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the ...

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory suggests it may have instead arrived just in time.

Comets without tails, called dark comets, are a newly discovered space object. Now, astronomers know they come in 2 classes.

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

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Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...

NASAs Perseverance rover has collected a historic rock sample dating back to the Noachian era on Mars. This discovery could ...

What happens when particles from space travel 19 times faster than sound? NASA’s Stardust mission not only captured them but also provided groundbreaking data on comets, space dust, and the potential ...

Are we extraterrestrial? Something was recently discovered by NASA on a near-Earth asteroid. They are Organic Molecules On ...

Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse. The ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.