The Perseverance rover has arrived at what’s thought to be an ancient shoreline on Mars.

An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.

Life seems to just mysteriously ‘emerge’ from non-living parts, such as elementary particles.

The question of how difficult it is for life to emerge is interesting – not least because it can shed some light on the likelihood of finding life on other planets.

Astronomers have long known where water is first formed in the universe and how it ends up on planets, asteroids and comets. A recent discovery has finally answered what happens in between.

It seems we are pretty lucky to have gravity that is just right for life.

In 2021, searchers recovered a meteorite that fell over the UK just hours earlier. Scientists have now reconstructed its story.

A new study shows indecisive people should go easier on themselves.

Lightning strikes may have helped spark life on Earth, and may be continuing to help life start on other Earth-like planets.

NASA's Mars 2020 mission arrives at the red planet on Feb. 18. On the rocket is the Perseverance Rover. The rover's goal is to collect rock and soil samples to be brought back to Earth in the future.