Scientists studying the samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have found a surprisingly intricate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — A visit to an asteroid is revealing the origins of life in our solar system. In 2023, the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

Particles returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission contain direct evidence that liquid water once flowed ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered a surprisingly complex chemical landscape at the tiniest ...

NASA’s study of Bennu reveals why its rocky surface behaves like sand. The answer lies in cracks deep inside its boulders.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than two years ago, a robotic spacecraft dropped off a delivery of rocky samples from the surface of Bennu. The material has ...

NASA's first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from asteroid Bennu has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system and ...

Scanning electron microscope images of trona found in samples of the asteroid Bennu returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. Trona is water-bearing sodium carbonate, also known commonly as soda ash.

The Bennu asteroid, a space rock not too far from Earth that is rich in carbon, continues to be a trove of information for scientists keen to learn about how life may have begun in our solar system.

Scientists studying Bennu samples have discovered that its chemistry is far from uniform. Organic compounds and minerals ...

The UA Lunar and Planetary Lab team behind OSIRIS-REx, a mission to send a robotic spacecraft to study the asteroid Bennu, recently passed a major milestone when it competed NASA’s Mission Critical ...