Asteroid Bennu’s dust reveals amino acid precursors and ancient water traces, fueling hopes that Saturn’s moon Enceladus and ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

A mysterious six-sided storm at Saturn’s north pole creates a perfect geometric pattern, with winds reaching up to 330 km/h.

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

In the crushing darkness 700 meters (2,300 feet) beneath the Atlantic Ocean, an astonishing world lies hidden—a labyrinth of ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster together in the evening sky. A new moon is when the sun and moon ...

Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...