Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

The northern plains of Mars, marked by thousands of mounds and hills, hold significant evidence of the planet's watery past.

A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s natural history chief is swapping commissioning for program-making by taking up a newly-created role at ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...