Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

New research announced by NASA on Tuesday details a bevy of exciting discoveries from asteroid dust that could provide clues ...

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

Pristine samples from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, continue to provide crucial ...

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA ’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after ...

Another study in Nature Astronomy, led by Scott Sandford at NASA’s Ames Research Center and Zack Gainsforth of UC Berkeley, ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

Samples retrieved from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023 have yielded a surprising treasure trove ...