A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the ...

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

In the crowded, turbulent heart of the Milky Way, scientists have picked out a fragile pattern of atoms that could help ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists found that simple amino acids bond into peptides on interstellar dust, long ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billionaires make it seem that we have all the tech we need to settle on the moon and Mars. But the hard part of living in space ...

Everyone you know younger than 25 has never experienced a moment when a human hasn’t been in space, orbiting our world. That’s a population of around 3 billion people, or about 40% of the 8 billion ...