We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

In their view, inorganic molecules might have reacted due to energy from the Sun or lightning strikes to form life’s building ...

The moon, sun, and Earth will align on Friday morning, causing the moon to turn red. ABC13 spoke to a NASA scientist about what's happening in the atmosphere.

The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

For billions of years, Earth’s atmosphere lacked the oxygen necessary to sustain complex life. While scientists have long ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

A paper published in 2023 spurred discussion about whether life exists on an exoplanet named K2-18b. Two years later, the ...

Discover the connection between volcanic events and the rise of Earth's oxygen levels that enabled complex life to thrive.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers has uncovered the hidden complexity of SIMP 0136, ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...