Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...

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

The space agency has reportedly discovered life-giving essential sugars on the asteroid Bennu, a 500-meter-wide rock hurtling ...

Bennu samples reveal biological sugars, a strange, gum-like material, and ancient stardust that shed light on the early solar ...

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

Earth’s origin story has always had missing pages, from the chemistry of its first crust to the ingredients that seeded life.

Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of ...

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 encounter with Apophis. NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new ...