NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat ...

Scientists have discovered traces of organic molecules on the Red Planet and are not ruling out the possibility that they were produced by living organisms.

Counter-intuitive finding suggests particle formation from natural and anthropogenic organic compounds might increase during extreme heat events ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how ...

Researchers at University of Cambridge have taken a first experimental step toward understanding how the molecular mechanics ...

As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS departs our solar system, it's releasing a surprising amount of water and ancient, carbon-rich material into space.

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

Scientists confirm meteorites contain all five DNA bases, indicating life's building blocks may have formed in space. Discover what this means for the origins of life.

An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away.