A particular cornerstone of prebiotic chemistry is hydrogen cyanide, which, under the right conditions, forms compounds that ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the US space agency NASA have made an unexpected discovery ...

In a peer-reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “ last universal common ancestor .” The ...

Saturn's iconic rings have long puzzled scientists. Now, they may have some answers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A collision ...

For thirteen years, from 2004 to 2017, the Cassini-Huygens mission conducted a detailed survey of the Saturn system. It ...

Scientists from NASA and Chalmers University have discovered that incompatible substances can mix on Titan’s icy surface, ...

With its striking rings and tilted axis, Saturn is the showiest planet in the solar system. Now, scientists say they have a new theory as to how the gas giant got its signature look.The planet’s rings ...

Still, researchers know that Titan is a planet-size organic reactor where “building blocks” of life are being generated as they might have been created 4 billion years ago on Earth. In some ways, ...

Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a ...

WASHINGTON – Cassini scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn’s more mysterious rings. Saturn’s G ring likely is produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the US space agency NASA have made an unexpected discovery ...