Asteroid Ryugu appears to contain all the necessary ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth.

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...

The Bennu's newly found rugged surface, after additional testing, could rewrite what we know about ancient asteroids.

X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) scans of two asteroid Bennu particles CurtainToggle2-Up Image Details These are X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans of particles from asteroid Bennu. They show the ...

A rock measuring 900 meters is on a journey through our solar system, providing what is arguably one of the strongest pieces ...

The complete set of the fundamental building blocks of life, making up DNA and RNA, has been discovered in samples from the ...

We have found ample evidence of crucial molecules in meteorites and asteroids, and new research has just added a bit more.

In 2020, the Hayabusa2 probe brought samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth. In them, researchers found the building blocks ...

The presence of the nucleobases in the samples reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the prebiotic chemical inventory of the early Earth.

A new analysis of samples collected from asteroid Ryugu has yielded all five canonical nucleobases that make up RNA and DNA.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft didn’t just collect rocks from asteroid Bennu — it brought back samples that are rewriting our understanding of the early solar system. Scientists found unexpected ...