Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

NASA has unveiled a series of new discoveries that make the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the universe more ...

Pristine samples from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, continue to provide crucial ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was discovered using wide-field imaging. The Subaru Telescope has spotted a distant ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Bennu asteroid samples returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveal life's building blocks, including sugars like ribose and ...

Our solar system is speeding through the galaxy at more than three times the velocity scientists once believed, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The findings,released in November 2025, could ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which goes by the formal designation 2023 KQ14 but is nicknamed ...