Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world..

The findings from returned samples of asteroid Bennu may provide researchers insight into what happens on distant icy bodies in our solar system, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus and the dwarf planet ...

The findings from returned samples of asteroid Bennu may provide researchers insight into what happens on distant icy bodies in our Solar System. Some of these bodies include Saturn's moon Enceladus ...

Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...

Researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially transforming our ...

The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting ...

In September 2023, a capsule containing the pristine asteroid ... in our Solar System. Some of these bodies include Saturn's moon Enceladus and the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt between ...

It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it ...

Discover the fascinating findings from asteroid Bennu: pristine salt minerals reveal the presence of liquid water in the ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...