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The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

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

Bennu samples brought back by a University of Arizona-led space mission contain the key ingredients of life and signs of the ...

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...

In a separate train of thought — and my personal favorite Bennu discovery so far — the OSIRIS-REx sample analysis also ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...