Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

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

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

A popular science TikToker explained discoveries on the asteroid Bennu after NASA brought samples back to Earth from 39 ...

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

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

An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Space communications expert, Alexandra Doten, has explained what the discovery of a gum-like substance on an asteroid 63 ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...