In a star system far, far away—well, about 1,300 light-years from here—a young star just spilled the chemical tea on the origins of life. V883 Orionis, a fiery infant star surrounded by a swirling ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered complex organic molecules, precursors to life, in space, challenging previous assumptions about life's origins.

Dubai: In a groundbreaking discovery that's reshaping our view of the cosmos, astronomers have pinpointed a remarkably dense ...

The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found complex organic molecules—key ingredients for life—around a young star ...

Co-author Dr. Tushar Suhasaria, head of MPIA’s Origins of Life Lab, said: “We recently found ethylene glycol could form by UV ...

In this column I have often borrowed from my great-grandmother’s guide, “The Successful Housekeeper,” published in Detroit, Michigan, in 1886. I suspect the chapters I chose — elaborate instructions ...

Several billion years ago, at the dawn of the solar system, a wet, salty world circled our sun. Then it collided, catastrophically, with another object and shattered into pieces. One of these lumps ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

A new study from Stanford suggests that life on Earth might have been kickstarted by constant zaps from “microlightning” between water droplets.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost right from the start.