Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

Three more papers on the samples brought back from asteroid Bennu reveal the place contains the building blocks of DNA and ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission found sugars essential for biology on asteroid Bennu. These sugars, along with previously found components, indicate that th ...

A popular science TikToker explained discoveries on the asteroid Bennu after NASA brought samples back to Earth from 39 ...

The finding supports the theory that asteroids could have delivered the necessary components for life to begin on Earth and ...

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA ’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

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Researchers have found sugars and space gum, key building blocks of life, on asteroid Bennu, suggesting a universe abundant with life.