PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral composition matching l ...

"NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission already is rewriting the textbook on what we understand about the beginnings of our solar system," the statement reads ...

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

Asteroid samples brought back by a University of Arizona-led space mission contain the key ingredients of life and signs of ...

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

This photo of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 Polycam images collected on Dec. 2, 2024, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. NASA A ...

Researchers have discovered geologic evidence that suggests California is 'peeling apart' deep beneath Earth's surface. This ...

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, ...

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample ...