A bus-size asteroid is on course to skim past our planet, a reminder that Earth moves through a shooting gallery of rocks and ...

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

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

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

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

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

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

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

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

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

Space communications expert, Alexandra Doten, has explained what the discovery of a gum-like substance on an asteroid 63 ...

An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.