Recent research published in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta reveals that water reached Earth during the late ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new study reveals a surprising twist in the story of our planet's formation.

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 ...

They extracted molybdenum from meteorite samples obtained from the ... both of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. More information: K.R. Bermingham et al, The non-carbonaceous nature ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers have figured ... which are primitive meteorites that hold clues about planetary formation during the dawn of the solar system. To ...

Researchers Claim There Is Are Several Undetected Iron Meteorites in Antarctica Using an Intriguing Method Researchers claim ...

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary ...

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.

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...