There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

The material collected from Ryugu has already yielded groundbreaking insights. Scientists discovered traces of amino acids-the fundamental building blocks of life-within the samples, confirming ...

Researchers have found more than 20 different amino acids, the building blocks of life, in soil samples Japan’s Hayabusa 2 space probe brought back from the asteroid Ryugu, according to sources.

Chemotaxis, a process for chemically inducing movement in an organism, may be a crucial tool in the search for life on Mars.

Further research into the amino acids should help scientists determine if those in the Ryugu sample are structurally similar to the large majority of amino acids found in life forms on Earth.

Samples taken from the space-returned piece of asteroid Ryugu were collected and prepared under strict anti-contamination controls. Inside the cleanest of clean rooms, a tiny particle was ...

Study indicates that Bennu’s parent asteroid developed or accumulated material from a reservoir in the outer solar system ...

Some of life's 20 amino acids have even been found in JAXA's samples of Ryugu. In fact, on the topic of Ryugu samples, scientists also found ammonia there (albeit not quite the heaping amounts ...