In the search for extraterrestrial life Chinese scientists have come up with a new idea: instead of looking for water, they ...

Until now, only objects with a diameter of at least several hundred meters were known in the asteroid belt; most of them were ...

It had been blasted off from Mars's surface due to an impact from another celestial body between five million and 10 million ...

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New research on Ceres reveals hidden organic materials, suggesting subsurface reservoirs and internal energy sources.

A mineral grain from a meteorite preserved evidence that water was present on Mars 4.45 billion years ago, and it may have ...

A mineral grain from a meteorite preserved evidence that water was present on Mars 4.45 billion years ago, and it may have ...

A tiny zircon grain from the Martian meteorite 'Black Beauty' reveals that Mars had hot, liquid water as early as 4.45 ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Spiderweb-Like Structures on Mars, Sparks Signs of Alien Life NASA's Curiosity Rover recently ...

Researchers studying a Martian meteorite have uncovered the oldest known evidence of water on Mars, dating back 4.45 billion ...

The Geminid meteor shower is due to peak on December 13, but there's plenty of other celestial sights to feast your eyes on ...

Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and ...