Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter ...

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the ...

NASA scientists discovered a plethora of precursors to life on the asteroid Bennu, demonstrating the importance of Earthbound ...

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul ...

Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...