The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries ... To explain its presence on Earth, one theory proposes that a class of meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites formed far enough ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets.

The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first thought. The most popular theory of how the continents formed billions of years ago may not be right, according to a paper ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Several different formation theories for the moon have been proposed by scientists ... but it was surprisingly geologically active for much of its history. Like the Earth, the moon started off with a ...

Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell explains the origins of Earth's closest companion. 'There used to be a number of theories about how the Moon was made and it was one of the aims ...

Numerous theories have emerged to explain the "perturbation ... We may be at the dawn of a new era in understanding the origins of Earth's water. More information: Quentin Kral et al, An impact ...

Hutton's theories were short on evidence at first ... Using fossils as guides, they began to piece together a crude history of Earth, but it was an imperfect history. After all, the ever-changing ...

One long-standing theory is that they could have been delivered ... Meteorites Reveal Likely Origin of Earth's Volatile Chemicals Jan. 27, 2023 — By analyzing meteorites, researchers have ...