A small, icy visitor from beyond the solar system is giving scientists an unusually close look at the chemistry that may help ...

The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in prebiotic chemistry. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Two papers published at the end of January in Nature and Nature Astronomy provide evidence about the origin of life. The analyses and inferences from their results affect the disciplines of biology, ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of future digital infrastructure to global competitors, according ...