revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. (NASA via AP) In this photo provided by NASA, the sample return ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon.

More:High resolution photos of asteroid materials revealed. How NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought Bennu sample back to Earth. The findings were reported in two journal articles on Wednesday.

Researchers have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in unprecedented samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, adding evidence to the idea that asteroids likely ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold ... said in an accompanying editorial. In this photo provided by NASA, the sample return capsule from NASA's Osiris-Rex mission lies on the ground shortly ...