LifeTracer is not a universal life detector. Rather, it provides a foundation for interpreting complex organic mixtures. The ...

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...

The nitrogen in the gum was found to be in nitrogen heterocycles, which are the building blocks of nucleobases in DNA and RNA ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how ...

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

Another study in Nature Astronomy, led by Scott Sandford at NASA’s Ames Research Center and Zack Gainsforth of UC Berkeley, ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

NASA has found sugars essential for life on Earth in samples of the 4.6 billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. Scientists ...

Asteroid Bennu's sample delivered a shock: ribose and glucose were found, confirming the widespread presence of life's fundamental building blocks in the early Solar System.

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...