The finding, reported in the science journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, is significant because the data reported by the ...

The findings suggest Bennu's parent was once home to pockets of liquid water. When these evaporated, they left behind a ...

The asteroid Bennu contains a lot of organic molecules, including many essential building blocks of life, according to a ...

The sample analysis detected 14 out of the 20 amino acids used by life on Earth to create proteins, as well as all five nucleobases essential ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

The brainchild of creators Joe Bennett ( “Scavengers Reign”) and Steve Hely (“American Dad”), the 10-episode series marks ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

They’re the building rocks of life. Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the ingredients to life on Earth were ... of the Science Mission Directorate ...

What can Earth’s technosignatures—the potential signs of intelligence beyond Earth—teach us about finding technosignatures ...

Scientists from NASA and other institutions reported the findings of the first in-depth analysis of the minerals and ...