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Origins of Life

Organic Molecules Extraterrestrial Life Building Blocks of Life Water on Earth Extraterrestrial Water Extraterrestrial Environments Organic Compounds Conditions for Life Hydrothermal Vents Asteroids and Water

James Webb Telescope Confirms Crystalline Water Ice in Young Star System

The discovery in HD 181327’s debris disk provides new insights into icy materials' role in planet formation and volatile delivery.

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Begins Historic Full-Sky Infrared Survey

Study Reveals Why Carbon-Rich Meteorites Rarely Reach Earth

NASA's SWOT Satellite Redefines Ocean Floor Mapping with Unprecedented Detail

Stanford Researchers Propose Microlightning as Key to Life’s Origins

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

Water Found to Have Existed 100–200 Million Years After the Big Bang

NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope to Map Universe's Origins

NASA's Asteroid Sample Reveals Building Blocks of Life and Ancient Water Evidence

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Asteroid Bennu Probes Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

Organic Material on Ceres Likely Delivered by Outer Asteroid Belt Impactors

Comet C/2024 G3 Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity, But Visibility Remains Challenging

Scientists Identify Two Distinct Types of Newly Discovered 'Dark Comets'

New Study Links Comet 67P's Water to Earth's Oceans

Study Highlights Role of Iron Sulfides in Early Life's Origins in Hot Springs

Ancient Martian Crystal Suggests Water Existed 4.45 Billion Years Ago

MIT Researchers Discover Pyrene Molecules in Space, Shedding Light on Carbon Origins

Ancient Meteorite Impact Boosted Early Life on Earth