Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...

Last week, scientists who analyzed the rubble from a near-Earth asteroid reported their first detailed findings. The ...

A scoop of dust from an ancient time capsule hurtling through space has forced a rethink of how inert matter became all that ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing insights into life's ingredients on Earth, paralleling those found in the Revelstoke meteorite's analysis.

Scientists from NASA and other institutions reported the findings of the first in-depth analysis of the minerals and ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has provided groundbreaking insights into the early solar system and the potential origins of life.

Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...