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Wondering where life began? Scientists reveal surprising ‘spark’ that may have kickstarted Earth’s first organismsA new study by University College London researchers offers fresh clues to life’s origins. The team showed that aminoacyl-thiols, sulfur-ba...
01 Sep, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Is there life on other planets and moons? NASA makes big revelation based on returned asteroid samplesNASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered molecules vital to life and a history of saltwater on asteroid Bennu. The findings suggest essential c...
30 Jan, 2025, 02.05 AM IST
Researchers find building block of RNA, vitamin B3 in sample taken from near-Earth asteroid Ryugu; Details hereSamples obtained from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission have been found to contain organic molecules.
22 Mar, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
Ah, so are we all Martians anyway?The latest contention, of course, bolsters the panspermia theory that comet-borne primitive life forms fell on Earth four billion years ago...
23 Nov, 2017, 10.51 PM IST
A look at five biggest meteor crashes of all timeThe oldest recorded meteorite, the Ensisheim struck earth on November 7, 1492, in Ensisheim, France. A 330-pound stone dropped from the sky...
25 Jun, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
- NASA develops simple test to detect extraterrestrial life
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) NASA scientists have developed a simple method that could aid search for signs of life on other planets by analysin...
30 Jan, 2017, 06.47 PM IST
Building blocks of life may have originated from cometsThey propose the first realistic scenario for the formation of this key compound, which had never been detected in meteorites or cometary i...
10 Apr, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Meteorite impacts may have created building blocks of life, says studyMeteorite impacts on ancient oceans may have created the building blocks of life on Earth, such as nucleobases and amino acids, a new study...
18 Aug, 2015, 04.15 PM IST