The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large ...

Learn about the technology that may help astronauts survive on the moon by extracting water from lunar soil and producing ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found complex organic molecules—key ingredients for life—around a young star ...

One of the most exciting places to study resilient microbes, that survive without sunlight, is Europa, a moon of Jupiter, ...

Astronomers have detected complex organic molecules in a disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star. - This discovery ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears to have the right ingredients and conditions for a certain kind of tiny bubble to form ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? - Ultimately, scientists are searching for an answer to one of the great questions ...

"Matthew Evans has had a fascinating life, originally the restaurant critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, he became a chef, ...

NASA is focused on the moon as a crucial stepping stone for future deep space exploration. Earth's moon is a 4.5-billion-year-old time capsule, pristinely preserved by the cold vacuum of space. The ...