Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spent two years observing the asteroid Bennu before it collected a ...

How to recognize extraterrestrial life if space chemistry produces the same building blocks as biology? This fundamental ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo missions—and they’re shaking up the search for life beyond Earth. The OSIRIS-REx ...

If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no longer be enough.

Her baby couldn’t make it home for the holidays, but at least Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina had some out-of-this-world snapshots to keep herself warm. DellaGiustina is principal investigator for NASA’s ...

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How did life originate? Did it form on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system and was it seeded on Earth by impact of an ...

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The wallaby was at Walmart. Rex, a marsupial that went missing from a Williamstown petting zoo, was returned home in good condition after a suspenseful search ended happily Dec. 30, its owner said.

Unlike most meteor showers, the Quadrantids originate from an asteroid rather than a comet. The shower's peak activity only lasts a few hours, making it more difficult to spot than other showers. In ...