"Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system." Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of ...

The ambitious mission to retrieve samples from asteroid Bennu and return them to Earth is paying off. Just as scientists had hoped, the asteroid is revealing details about the early days of our solar ...

Asteroid Bennu has been identified as one of the most threatening space rocks with a small but real chance of striking Earth. Trump admin wants to own patents of new inventions Emmerdale death scene ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Asteroids may be wondrous windows into the history of the cosmos ...

Asteroids may be wondrous windows into the history of the cosmos, but the unfortunate reality is that they are also pretty drab. These rocky amalgamations of space debris generally look pretty much ...

Just a couple of short years ago, the world was abuzz with excitement as a human-made spacecraft was hurtling through space, bringing with it samples of a world so alien and distant that we've never ...

X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life. Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable ...

New results from OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. How these asteroids ...

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than our solar system, as well as organic materials and ices from interstellar space, three fresh studies of the asteroid's sample ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Humanity has collected samples from three ...