The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

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

Scientists have discovered traces of organic compounds in asteroid samples brought back by NASA, a finding that could suggest ...

The sample analysis detected 14 out of the 20 amino acids used by life on Earth to create proteins, as well as all five nucleobases essential ...

Samples returned from an asteroid contain a surprising abundance of the basic ingredients of life. They were discovered to be ...

Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain the building blocks of life as we know it. Scientists are enthusiastic.

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams of dust and pebbles from ... said the University of Arizona’s Dante Lauretta, ...

Scientists have found all five nucelobases alongisde minerals essential for life as we know it on the potentially hazardous ...

Cape Canaveral, FL – January 16, 2025 – In a remarkable achievement for commercial spaceflight, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully reached orbit during its inaugural NG-1 mission today, ...