Our third interstellar visitor that we have detected, comet 3I/ATLAS, has been found to contain molecules that are key for life. But what does that mean? If you don't know the story by now, on July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical reactions necessary for life to begin. This exciting discovery, detailed in a recent study published in Science Advances, suggests ...

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust. This is exciting for those of us who keep lists of known interstellar molecules in the hope that we ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in scientists’ understanding of the cosmic origins ...

The asteroid Bennu, visited by a NASA robotic probe five years ago, contained many of the basic building blocks for life as we know it, including amino acids, according to long-awaited research published Wednesday. Moreover, these organic molecules were ...