Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ultimately forming protocells—primitive, non-living structures that were ...

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

A perfectly square-shaped structure on Mars, 3 kilometers wide, spotted in NASA’s Mars Orbiter Camera images, has sparked curiosity and speculation. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk calls for direct investigation ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...