These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic ...

Earth is often described as a water world, but how that water arrived has never been settled. For years, the focus has rested ...

Psyche is often said to be worth around £8,000,000,000,000,000,000 based on estimates of how much metal it may contain. This ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.