Every building block of DNA and RNA has been found on an asteroid
A rock measuring 900 meters is on a journey through our solar system, providing what is arguably one…
Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries – NASA
These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu.…
Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why
In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be…
A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Extraction and purification of organic molecules from samples The Ryugu A0480 (11.9 mg) and C0370 (8.3 mg) aggregate samples were…
Life Aboard An Asteroid Can Survive Crash-Landing On Another Planet, New Study Suggests
‘Could we all be aliens?’, one of the central questions of panspermia, just received some experimental support, thanks…
NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos…
NASA’s DART Mission Did More Than Just Nudge an Asteroid, Study Says
In September 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft rammed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at nearly 15,000 miles per hour…
Asteroid Ryugu fragments carry a magnetic record from the birth of the solar system
A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm)…
6-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Strike Created a Massive Field of Natural Glass in Brazil
Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath…
World’s Largest Digital Camera Detected 800,000 Cosmic Changes Tuesday
View of Vera C. Rubin Observatory beneath the glittering band of the Milky Way. NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin…
NASA Planetary Defense Expert Warns of 15,000 Undetected ‘City-Killer’ Asteroids
A senior NASA planetary defense official warned that humanity remains vulnerable to thousands of undetected near-Earth asteroids capable…
Asteroid Bennu sample finds life’s building blocks formed in space ice
Penn State researchers think a key ingredient for life may have formed in deep freeze, not in a…