New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

NASA scientists are turning to the Moon to solve one of Earth’s oldest mysteries: where our water came from. A new study led by the US space agency uses Moon soil collected during the ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

It was previously believed that most of the water on the Earth was delivered by meteorites. New research indicates that ...

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Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

Université Paris Cité provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR. When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...