Despite rigorous precautions to prevent biological contamination, these microscopic stowaways ... mission from the asteroid Bennu. Preserving these samples in their pristine state is crucial ...

September of 2023 was an exciting month for space exploration when OSIRIS-REx finally returned to Earth, dropping off the samples it had collected from the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu.

Scientists analyzing samples from asteroid Bennu have found something remarkable: Despite being a cold, lifeless rubble pile ...

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid 101955 Bennu after the mission returned its samples to Earth in 2023.

While all of the organic molecules found in the Bennu samples have been identified before in meteorites, Glavin said the ones from Bennu are valid — “real extraterrestrial organic material formed in ...

A capsule carrying precious samples from asteroid Bennu landed on Earth on Sunday. Nasa scientists hope the material could give hints to how life here began. BBC Science editor Rebecca Morelle ...

While all of the organic molecules found in the Bennu samples have been identified before in meteorites, Glavin said the ones from Bennu are valid — “real extraterrestrial organic material ...

In 2020, it gathered a sample from Bennu and returned it to Earth in 2023. These uncontaminated samples help scientists study the composition of space materials, providing insights into the early ...

NASA's Daniel Glavin confirmed the organic material found on Bennu is not from Earth. Unlike meteorites that can be contaminated upon impact, these pristine samples were retrieved directly ...