Without phosphorus, there’s no life. It’s a necessary part of DNA, RNA, and other biological molecules like ATP, which helps cells transport energy. But any phosphorus that was present when Earth formed would’ve been sequestered in the center of the molten planet.
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NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars just snagged its newest rock sample (photos)
Perseverance just snagged its fourth Red Planet sample, drilling another core from an intriguing rock that it sampled a little over a week ago.
This Lego Star Wars Poe Dameron's X-Wing Fighter is 20% off for Black Friday
The spaceship is dropping in price weeks before new "Star Wars" content comes to Disney Plus.
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Mining Mech building kit is 20% off for Black Friday
This buildable figure not only mines strange new worlds, but also fights interplanetary battles.
Virgin Galactic announces winner of free trip to suborbital space
Keisha S., a health and energy coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, just won a free trip to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic.
Target's National Geographic science kit deals are heating up with 30% off this Black Friday
Both National Geographic science kits include an erupting volcano.
Thanksgiving night sky 2021: 3 planets and more shine on Thursday!
Have a star party and introduce your guests to the night sky to make this year's Thanksgiving stand out.
China boosts Earth-observation abilities with 2 Gaofen satellite launches
China continued its record-breaking year of launches by sending two satellites into orbit in recent days.
Hubble telescope sees a space 'snowman' thousands of light-years away
A new release from the Hubble telescope's vast archive shares an incredible space "snowman" filled with glowing gas.
Black Friday space board game deals: Save up to 66% on space and sci-fi board games
Several retailers are offering Black Friday space board game deals.
Black Friday laptop deal: Save big on Macbook Air and Dell XPS 13 - both ideal of editing your astrophotography snaps
Save $150 on the Macbook Air and $320 on the Dell XPS 13 in the Black Friday sales - two amazing photo editing laptops.
Early Black Friday deal: save over 50% on Celestron's 114AZ-SR telescope
Celestron's beginner-friendly 114AZ-SR model has been reduced to just $84.99.
Comet A1 Leonard Brightens in December
Now is the time to start tracking Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, as it starts its dawn dive sunward.
NASA spacecraft blasts off on experimental mission to divert asteroid
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with NASA’s DART asteroid deflection mission. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
A small NASA space probe blasted off from California early Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a first-of-its-kind mission to change the orbit of an asteroid, pioneering a technique that may one day be used to divert an asteroid off of a collision course with Earth.
NASA's DART Mission Launches for Head-on Collision with an Asteroid
The first-ever planetary defense mission is now on its way to the asteroid Didymos and its moon, Dimorphos.
Gaia reveals that most Milky Way companion galaxies are newcomers to our corner of space
Data from ESA’s Gaia mission is re-writing the history of our galaxy, the Milky Way. What had traditionally been thought of as satellite galaxies to the Milky Way are now revealed to be mostly newcomers to our galactic environment.
UK only Black Friday deal: Save £36 on the Sky-Watcher Explorer-130 EQ2 Telescope
This early Black Friday deal on the Sky-Watcher telescope is perfect for beginners who are serious about astronomy.
Russia launches new Prichal module to International Space Station
Russia's Prichal docking module launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday morning (Nov. 24).
Space debris: More storm clouds ahead in orbit, experts say
What to do about orbital debris is now a daily topic of conversation and concern within the space community. But is it all too little, too late?
DART timeline: What's next for NASA's asteroid-smacking mission after launch
The DART spacecraft's camera will take its first photos eight days after launch, if all goes according to plan.
Hubble telescope's annual 'grand tour' tracks changes in outer solar system
Each year, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographs the outer planets of the solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — allowing astronomers to monitor how the gas giants change over time.
