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 ...

But real lightning would have struck infrequently—and mostly in open ocean, where organic compounds would have quickly ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

The Earth's hidden ocean is 700 km beneath this continent. Scientists made a discovery that changes everything we thought we ...

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the study.

A beach discovered outside the earth that is 4 billion years old shouldn't be present. Ancient beach on Mars was discovered ...

This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ... have delivered these water-rich asteroids to the dry surface of early Earth. Numerous theories have emerged to explain the ...

Extraordinary heat from a future supercontinent formation could lead to a mass extinction of mammals, including humans, in ...

This phenomenon, known as a 'planetary parade' is a rare sight, and it will be the last time seven planets can be seen ...

“The two new studies, together, resolve the second part of the equation: Early Mars was wet; it was never dry.” Mars’ northern lowlands lie at a lower elevation than the rest of the ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...