Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...
The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...
In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...
A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...
Humans have long imagined life on Mars, but what if the red planet actually delivered life to Earth in the first place?
Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...
Scientists preparing for humanity’s first mission to Mars say the search for life must be the top priority. Backed by major ...
Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...
One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after ...
HE WAS the child genius who claimed to be the reincarnation of a Martian, shocking the world with tales of spaceships, ...
Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ...
The potential for sending payloads and people to Mars is therefore becoming plausible in a way that it never has before. Mars ...