NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed life-linked sugars, a mysterious gum-like substance and even grains of ancient stardust.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought back pristine pieces of the asteroid Bennu in 2023—and these tiny grains are turning out to ...

The finding supports the theory that asteroids could have delivered the necessary components for life to begin on Earth and ...

When NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission brought back its precious cargo from Asteroid Bennu, scientists expected incredible data. What ...

Recent studies of asteroid Bennu samples, returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, have revealed surprising compounds that could inform our understanding of the early solar system and the ...

Scientists from Japan have found the last piece of the puzzle that supports the idea of extraterrestrial life such as bacteria and cells.

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

NASA has discovered sugars vital for life on Earth, including glucose and ribose, in samples from the 4.6 billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. This marks the first time ribose, a crucial component of RNA, ...

NASA has unveiled a series of new discoveries that make the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the universe more ...

NASA has found sugars essential for life on Earth in samples of the 4.6 billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. Scientists ...

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