Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Material retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows that all the basic building blocks of life ...

Scientists have found all five nucelobases alongisde minerals essential for life as we know it on the potentially hazardous ...

Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier this week, say the collection operation may have performed too well. Pictures beamed back to Earth show a rock has wedged open ...

OSIRIS-REx's touchdown brought humanity closer to the stars, but the journey was anything but easy. Dive into the drama and success of NASA's boldest mission yet! More for You ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned with samples from ... as well as more asteroid and comet sample returns. China plans to launch an asteroid sample return mission this year.

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