NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping ...

On October 20, 2020, a robot carefully scooped up 121.6 grams of the most expensive dirt in the solar system.That robot, a ...

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

In no particular order, Bob McDonald reviews 10 of the most fascinating accomplishments and noteworthy science news events of ...

When it comes to asteroid samples, you can never have too much of a good thing. On Wednesday, jubilant NASA officials offered the first glimpse of their surprising haul from the University of ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Recent studies of asteroid Bennu reveal it contains life's essential ingredients, hinting at a cosmic origin for Earth's life.

REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.

The key idea behind our framework is that life produces molecules with purpose, while nonliving chemistry does not. Cells ...

At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including most of those going up as ...