The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...

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.

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 ...

HUMANS have come a step closer to finding aliens after the “building blocks for life” were discovered by scientists on an ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, ...

Nishith Mishra, Martina Elia Vitoloni, and Dr Joseph PeltonMining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

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 ...

Beyoncé winning the trophy for album of the year was the highlight of the Grammy Awards on Sunday, but there were plenty of ...

Kendrick Lamar has won record of the year for his diss track “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammys. “We're gonna dedicate this ...