Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light ...

Scientists said they didn’t find evidence of life on Bennu, but they did find evidence of the building blocks of life.

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

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

The Bennu discovery helps to illuminate how, early in the Solar System’s history, asteroids and other planetary building blocks were not just “lumps of stone and ice, but active ‘living’ objects”, ...

According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...

A close encounter with the cosmos unfolded over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as a small asteroid blazed across the sky, according to astronomers.

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The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

NASA will brief media at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, to provide an update on science results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...