THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.

Although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, they account for less than 5% of the meteorites that reach Earth. To unravel this mystery, an international team of scientists launched a global ...

By analysing the chemical fingerprints of zinc in meteorites, scientists have determined that 'unmelted' asteroids played a critical role in delivering these vital compounds to our planet.Volatiles, ...

According to the study in Nature Astronom y, the team also found 14 of the 20 amino acids present in Earth-bound life in the Bennu sample. In addition, Bennu contains all five of the nucleotide ...

Why we, so far, only see life on Earth and not elsewhere, that’s the truly tantalizing question.” For more information on the OSIRIS-REx mission, visit this link. More from 6 News: ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A sample from a primitive asteroid that was parachuted into Utah's West Desert in 2023 revealed the building blocks of life, scientists announced. NASA on Wednesday ...

The moon’s icy phosphate concentration was actually “enriched compared to Earth’s oceans by a factor of 1,000 or so,” study co-author Frank Postberg told The New York Times.

NASA successfully brought the samples to Earth’s surface and—after some difficulties — opened the canister containing the rocky bits. An artist’s impression of OSIRIS-REx digging into Bennu.

Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year ...