An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on ancient asteroid the size of the Empire State Building - ‘We’re looking at ...

A critical nutrient used to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin may have turned up in samples collected from asteroid ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...

The pristine interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is theorised to be covered in ice cryovolcanoes, challenging all models of comet ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought back pristine pieces of the asteroid Bennu in 2023—and these tiny grains are turning out to ...

It is good to be back and there is plenty to explore in the December night sky. Starting on Tuesday is the comet C/2025 T1 Atlas, which makes its closest approach to the sun. There is a supermoon on ...

Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust ...

Mica Mountain scored two TDs on two straight plays and held off Arcadia for the 4A Arizona High School football crown.

Atmospheric dust plays an important role in the way Earth absorbs and reflects sunlight, impacting the global climate, cloud ...