Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

NASA JPL is diving into an eventful 2025 with ambitious space missions despite challenges like the Eaton Fire. Exciting ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus also beckon as enticing water worlds. Meanwhile, NASA has core samples awaiting pickup at Mars, but their delivery is on hold while the space ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost immediately.