NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid ...

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 meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life in the solar system.

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample provides fresh insights into the potential for life beyond Earth, revealing key organic compounds and minerals.

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle.

Samples of asteroid Bennu contain molecules that suggest the "conditions necessary for life" were widespread across the early ...