Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

In the beginning, when planets were newborn, they glowed like furnaces, vast oceans of molten rock wrapped in heavy blankets ...

In the early chaos of planetary formation, before crusts cooled or atmospheres settled, water might already have been ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

New research uses laboratory experiments to demonstrate that water is naturally created during the planet formation process.

New experiments show young rocky planets can generate water naturally when molten surfaces react with hydrogen in their early atmospheres.

Satellite image of Earth displayed the North American continent (top) and the South American continent (bottom). (Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — Like making a cake, dry materials came before ...

Researchers have found water vapor in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth, and is also thought to play a significant role in ...

A team of astronomers has discovered the largest and most distant water reservoir ever detected in the universe, surrounding ...