Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

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

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that's vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

For the first time, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has seen a young star forge crystals in blazing heat and hurl them to ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

Look high above the southern horizon at sunset on Jan. 25 to find the moon with its right half illuminated by direct sunlight ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

Webb data explains how heat-formed crystal minerals end up in icy comets by tracking their journey around a young, actively forming star.

The curious minds at What If investigate whether it is possible to fit another Earth in our solar system, revealing orbital ...