NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

NASA expected Asteroid Bennu to behave like a solid body. Instead, OSIRIS-REx found a surface far more fragile and ...

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REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

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A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to ...

Recent studies of asteroid Bennu reveal it contains life's essential ingredients, hinting at a cosmic origin for Earth's life.

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...