When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected amino acids and complex mineral compounds, ...

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

Samples returned from an asteroid contain a surprising abundance of the basic ingredients of life. They were discovered to be ...

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Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain the building blocks of life as we know it. Scientists are enthusiastic.

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...

The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. This backs up an old hypothesis that the building blocks of ...