A scoop of dust from an ancient time capsule hurtling through space has forced a rethink of how inert matter became all that ...

Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.

It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but the wait is proving to be worth it. A new study published January 29 in ...

Many amino acids, whether they're used in biology or not, come in two mirror-image forms ... and Security-Regolith Explorer, ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that asteroids hold molecules believed to be the precursors to these chemicals.

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

The samples from Bennu came from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – ...

In this video frame, Jason Dworkin holds up a vial that contains part of the sample from asteroid Bennu delivered to ... and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission in 2023. Dworkin is the mission ...

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