Origins of Life
A Black Hole Spewed the Ingredients for Life Across the Galaxy, Study Suggests
When the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy explodes, it likely eviscerates any life close to it. But over longer distances, these bursts of radiation may help life emerge.
A Key Ingredient for Life Has Been Found on an ‘Extraterrestrial Source,’ Scientists Report
This is the first time a complete protein has been discovered on an object from space, if the study's results are confirmed.
Life On Earth Was Seeded by Massive Collision That Formed the Moon
“The giant impact of a rocky planet was required to deliver the unique composition of life-essential elements to Earth.”
These Stunning Blue Alien Crystals Contain Water and Organic Molecules
Asteroids have been spitballing life juice at each other for billions of years, and we have the receipts.
A New Equation Estimates the Chances of Life Arising on a Given Planet
An astrobiologist and a chemist team up on a new equation to describe the conditions needed for life to arise on a planet.
The World’s Oldest Fossils Aren't Actually Fossils
Hydrothermal activity can create one hell of a lifelike structure.
This Essential Vitamin Came from Outer Space
Some of that vitamin B3 in your sandwich—an essential nutrient—came crashing to Earth on a meteroid.