Gaseous water has been detected in the planet-forming disk surrounding the star V883 Orionis (ALMA) using the Atacama Large ...

A scientist who found the oldest water ever discovered on Earth decided the best course of action was, of course, to drink it. Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar was leading a team of geologists ...

Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been found in the sample of material brought back from the lunar far side by China ...

A "devil" comet's water is strikingly similar to the water on Earth, researchers have discovered. The finding supports the idea that water was brought to our planet through comet impacts, helping set ...

Triple Divide Peak in Montana is the only place on Earth where water can flow into one of three different oceans, according ...

The comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, marks ...

For centuries, people have wondered where Earth’s vast oceans came from. Our planet didn’t form with much water, yet today it’s covered in it. New research using powerful radio telescopes is bringing ...

Why are humans so enthusiastic about discovering traces of water on Mars, and yet do not treat the Earth's supply of "blue ...

Space is cold, and research has shown time and time again that space ice is prevalent throughout the universe. However, despite sharing a similar name to the ice we find in glaciers or even in our ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...

One such question, asked every now and then, is why humans float more easily in saltwater. There are a few places in the world where this is especially apparent, for example in the Dead Sea, or in the ...