A UA-led telescope atop of Mount Graham has captured the first glimpse of an asteroid-bound spacecraft since its launch in September 2016. The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, an international ...

The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new information about the plausible conditions on the early Earth.

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from space, raising intriguing questions about how easily life might begin elsewhere ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly simple chemistry.

If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no longer be enough.

Her baby couldn’t make it home for the holidays, but at least Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina had some out-of-this-world snapshots to keep herself warm. DellaGiustina is principal investigator for NASA’s ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Scientists have discovered six different sugars in samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, including glucose and ribose that are fundamental for ...

It’s been hypothesized for decades that life on Earth may not have been as “homegrown” as one might think and now, we’re looking above and hundreds of thousands of miles out for more answers. An ...

The asteroid, named Bennu, contains sugars necessary for the development of life as well as a “gum-like” substance never before found on any space rock Samples of Bennu were first delivered to earth ...

It's been two years since the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft returned home with exactly 4.3 ounces (121.6 grams) of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the discovery of the sugars glucose and ribose — which NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft gathered from the asteroid Bennu — did ...