Without water, life on Earth could not exist as it does today. Understanding the history of water in the universe is critical to understanding how planets like Earth come to be. Astronomers typically ...

"We were surprised that water could actually form so early on — even before the birth of the first galaxies." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Although it makes up 70 per cent of our planet's surface, scientists still don't all agree on where Earth's water actually ...

JWST observations of the protoplanetary disk d203-506 reveal a monthly cycle where "oceans’ worth" of water is both destroyed and replenished, driven by intense ultraviolet radiation from a nearby ...

NASA’s Dawn mission shows where ice has been detected in the northern wall of Ceres’ Juling Crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA / ASI / INAF A Mashable series about the curious ...

Data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint venture between NASA and the German Space Agency, led scientists to their discovery. NASA / Carla Thomas / SwRI ...