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

A recent study reveals that the hot springs of Ladakh's Puga Valley may hold clues to the origin of life on Earth and ...

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

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 scale," University of California, Irvine researcher and team leader Te Han ...

Learn more about the prebiotic molecules who's origins come from deep space.

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

In a star system far, far away—well, about 1,300 light-years from here—a young star just spilled the chemical tea on the ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered complex organic molecules, precursors to life, in space, challenging previous assumptions about life's origins.

Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.

Although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, they account for less than 5% of the meteorites that reach Earth. To unravel this mystery, an international team of scientists launched a global ...