Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Fram2's orbit flew Dragon on a north-to-south trajectory in low Earth orbit at an altitude of about 271 miles (437 kilometers ...

The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

But since most of the planet is water, "chances are good it will indeed end up in some ocean," Langbroek said. Space junk crashing back back to Earth could be a growing problem for aircraft ...

Many researchers believe these ancient rocks played a crucial role in delivering water to early Earth. Before hitting the Earth, rocks traveling through space are generally referred to as ...

According to a new study, Earth may have been "born with" the ingredients for water, meaning it likely didn't need any hydrogen delivered by cosmic rock. The breakthrough came from a rare space ...

Many researchers believe these ancient rocks played a crucial role in delivering water to early Earth. Before hitting Earth, rocks traveling through space are generally referred to as asteroids ...

Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to create the water on our planet. The International Space Station orbits ...

Did the chemical components necessary to create water on Earth come from space or already exist here? One prevailing notion holds that asteroids containing either water of its building blocks ...

it would have already amassed enough reserves of hydrogen to explain Earth’s present-day water abundance. It suggests habitable conditions do not rely on space rocks and could have implications ...