New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists ...

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

When researchers finally cracked open the canisters from asteroid Bennu, they were not just sifting through dust. They were staring at a chemical time capsule packed with sugars, amino acids, salt ...

So, Mars does have storms, but they’re far drier and dustier than the thunderstorms on Earth. Scientists are continually ...

A rover recently captured sounds of lightning crackling on Mars, over a decade after scientists uncovered the first evidence ...

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...

This week in science: fossilized 'mammoth' bones found to be from a completely different animal; NASA returns Space Station ...

A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...

NASA’s budget is still an unfathomable mess. The government shutdown late last year once again delayed proceedings to determine the space agency’s future — but if it were up to the Trump ...

The Goddard Space Flight Center Library in Greenbelt, Md. reportedly closed on Friday, Jan. 2 Alamy The Trump administration has reportedly closed down NASA’s largest research library The Goddard ...

Researchers have identified a molecular switch that alters how the aging brain processes a key amino acid, opening the door to unexpected therapeutic possibilities. Credit: Stock Scientists have ...