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

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has provided groundbreaking insights into the early solar system and the potential origins of life.

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

Samples from the asteroid Bennu, brought back by the OSIRIS-REx mission, reveal key molecules for life. These discoveries ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission has delivered a sample of the asteroid Bennu to Earth and it has been found to contain ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...