Earth’s origin mystery cracked? Meteorites may hold the secret to life’s ingredients |
Scientists involved in planetary formation studies, meteorites, and early solar system investigations have been wondering about the origins…
New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
NASA’s photos of Earth released during Artemis II’s mission around the moon show our planet against the dark…
A Fault Line in Full Bloom
Whether it qualifies as a “superbloom” is in the eye of the beholder, but there is no doubt…
A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Today’s story is the answer to the March 2026 puzzler. Though Ireland is known for the many shades…
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos
For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana…
Study finds microbes used oxygen far earlier than scientists thought
Oxygen fills the air today, but for most of Earth’s early history it barely existed. Scientists say the…
Giant Prototaxites fossil reveals an extinct branch of complex life on Earth
Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land…
Human DNA detected in 2 billion year old meteorite
This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t…
NASA Data, Trainings Help Uruguay Navigate Drought
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA satellite data and trainings helped Uruguay create a drought-response tool that its…
Surprise! Life on Earth May Have Actually Started In Space
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Observations of the protoplanetary disk around protostar V883 Orionis…