NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...

Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth.

Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set out to walk their dog when their doorbell camera captured a meteorite striking their front walkway — where Velaidum had been standing moments before.

Asteroids, small airless bodies within the inner solar system, are theorized to have contributed water and chemical building ...

This is the first time the sound and image of a meteor falling has been documented on video, a University of Alberta ...

Analyzing a sample from an asteroid named Bennu reveals the chemicals necessary to form DNA and RNA.

There's growing fascination with these naturally patterned dials that offer a touch of cosmic elegance and exclusivity ...