Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

NASA revealed that scientists discovered sugars that are “essential” to life and a “gum-like” substance on the space rock ...

In a fragment of rock no heavier than a paperclip, scientists have found molecules that could rewrite humanity’s ...

Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists have a much greater understanding of the near-Earth asteroid, its upcoming ...

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

Researchers say the latest discovery is particularly significant because tryptophan has never before been detected in ...

Three more papers on the samples brought back from asteroid Bennu reveal the place contains the building blocks of DNA and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away. It ...

How Did Life Happen? NASA Says It Found Tantalizing Clues on Asteroid Bennu ...

The asteroid Bennu is a scientific gem, but a potentially dangerous one: No other space rock has a higher known probability of hitting Earth in the next 200 years. NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling ...

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.

No, it’s not necessarily the premise of a Netflix movie, per se. But humanity could be faced with an asteroid hitting Earth in the near future — depending on what you consider “near.” In a recent ...