A new analysis of samples returned from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has revealed a rich collection of organic molecules, ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

For the first time, tryptophan, which is an essential amino acid, has been identified in extraterrestrial material.

NASA has detected signs of a molecule that creates the happy hormone serotonin in an asteroid. Scientists have long believed ...

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...

A critical nutrient used to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin may have turned up in samples collected from asteroid ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

When scientists sifted through dust from asteroid Bennu and spotted tryptophan, the same amino acid often blamed for ...

Researchers say the latest discovery is particularly significant because tryptophan has never before been detected in ...

Famed Queen guitarist and citizen astronomer Brian May collaborated with NASA's asteroid mission OSIRIS-REx, helping ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured Earth and moon images during a gravity-assist flyby, confirming instrument functionality and maintaining course for its 2029 encounter with asteroid Apophis.