One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, ...

Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

This interstellar vagabond is only the third large interstellar visitor that we have ever discovered — an asteroid or comet ...

Bengaluru, known for its technological advancements, is home to the Peninsular Gneiss, a remarkable rock formation ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...