New research indicates that cellular "pockets" that are the first step toward protocells, the precursors of life, could form ...

Water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of a Neptune-size exoplanet called TOI-674 b, ... who led the research. "So the question is: How did this planet form and get to where it is now, ...

About 1% of the water that evaporates from Earth's atmosphere might settle on the moon.. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

In most areas, precipitation starts as snow way up into the atmosphere and when there's a large layer of warm air that reaches all the way down to the surface, it falls as rain. Freezing rain is a ...

New research shows how cell-like vesicles could form in Titan’s methane lakes, hinting at possible steps toward life - without water.

Mars has lost enough water to space to form a global ocean up to hundreds of kilometers deep. Seasonal changes can have a dramatic effect on how quickly Mars loses its water to space, a joint ...

Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano spewed an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the atmosphere. ... Massive black hole merger forms one 225 times the mass of the sun.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupts near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Jan. 14, 2015. The volcano shot millions of tons of water vapor high up into the atmosphere, according to a ...