The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

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SCIENTISTS have discovered an unusual formation on Jupiter’s moon – and NASA says it may hold the secret to extraterrestrial ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

Scientists have uncovered a massive, hidden rock layer beneath Bermuda, over 12 miles thick, defying typical oceanic island ...

Earth’s deep interior still shapes the world above your feet. Water trapped far below the surface helps control how rocks ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and ...

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

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Today is one astronomers, stargazers and alien conspiracy theorists have been waiting for: interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is as ...

Comets are not the only celestial bodies with tails. Earth and Mercury also possess them, formed by different mechanisms.