Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...

For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing insights into life's ingredients on Earth, paralleling those found in the Revelstoke meteorite's analysis.

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The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

While all of the organic molecules found in the Bennu samples were identified before in meteorites, Glavin said the ones from ...

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

NEW YORK — A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple’s walkway. When Laura Kelly and her partner returned ...

Using a vacuum and magnet — which can attract the metals found in meteorites — they scraped together a 95-gram (3-ounce) sample. When a quick online search turned up the University of Alberta ...