Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...
Learn about the new perspective on Earth's reduction of moderately volatile elements, a discovery made possible by meteorites ...
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...
Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.
The gigantic cataclysm, which released energy 130 times more powerful than the detonation of the entire world’s atomic ...
Earth and Mars contain significantly fewer MVEs than primitive meteorites (chondrites), raising fundamental questions about planetary formation. Published in Science Advances, the study takes a ...
New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary ...
Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...
Published in Science Advances, the study takes a fresh approach by analyzing iron meteorites—remnants of the metallic cores of the earliest planetary building blocks— to uncover new insights.