A new analysis of iron meteorites suggests that nitrogen and phosphorus, two elements tied to life, may have been available ...

The findings suggest Jupiter's formation shaped the chemistry that helped make habitable worlds possible.

Research suggests Earth received most of its phosphorus and nitrogen from nearby planetary building blocks, reshaping ...

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary ...

By melting down ingredients to recreate how ancient space rocks formed, researchers have discovered more about the building ...

This small, unassuming mineral may be older than Earth itself. Krotite reminds us of the vast timescales and surprising ...

Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to host life. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the ...

Spiral Galaxy from Kirkland et al. CREDIT Chris Kirkland and colleagues. A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth’s oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth’s continental crust ...

Using a new technique that partly relies on artificial intelligence, researchers spotted potentially more than 10,000 new ...

Since the dawn of the solar system, rocky visitors from deep space have blazed across Earth’s skies. When will the next asteroid or interstellar object make its pass by our planet?