In a recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Wanyue Zhao and her colleagues used volatile organic ...

A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped kickstart life.

Mars has long tempted scientists with hints of chemistry that might once have supported life. Now a NASA-led study argues that the complex organic molecules hidden in ancient Martian rocks are very ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and ...

JWST organic molecules in IRAS 07251-0248 reveal rich hydrocarbons, dust and water ice, reshaping life-precursor chemistry !!

Deep inside a nearby galaxy cloaked in thick clouds of gas and dust, astronomers have uncovered a surprising treasure trove ...

The history of ‘everyone’s favorite hexagon’ illustrates the resonance of basic science and how discoveries build over time ...

Penn State researchers think a key ingredient for life may have formed in deep freeze, not in a warm asteroid puddle. A space sample with a new twistScientists at Penn State; led by geoscientist ...

In a new study, researchers say that nonbiological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of ...

NASA's Viking missions to Mars may have discovered evidence for life on the Red Planet after all, according to scientists who ...

In a new study, researchers say that non-biological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of ...

The Curiosity rover, along the lower slopes of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater, has reportedly uncovered the largest organic ...