The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar ...

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

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

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's ...

Scientists have discovered numerous organic compounds in samples from the asteroid Bennu, including key amino acids and the ...

Scientists found 11 minerals in Bennu samples, including calcite, halite, and sylvite, that form when water with dissolved ...