The OSIRIS-REx mission's samples from asteroid Bennu have revealed evidence of alkaline brines and observation of 14 of the 20 amino acids and all of the DNA and RNA nucleobases, suggesting ...

OSIRIS-APEX NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took samples of the Earth-crossing asteroid Bennu to study in laboratories back on Earth.

Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some scientists say support the workings of consciousness.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) mission has detected amino acids in the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, ...

Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ancient asteroid back to Earth has revealed that the building blocks of ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...

These amazing discoveries would not have been possible without NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Pristine samples of asteroid Bennu have revealed something entirely unexpected — not only does the ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, there’s life out there somewhere.

Scientists from NASA and other institutions reported the findings of the first in-depth analysis of the minerals and chemicals in the Bennu samples carried to Earth by OSIRIS-REx in 2023, in studies ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...