Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...
This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter ...
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
A 200-foot-wide asteroid found in December has a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth, according to space agencies.
It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but ...
NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...