Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

In May 2021, OSIRIS-REx began its journey back to Earth carrying dust from Bennu - a rubble-pile asteroid older than ... hidden in Bennu’s ancient rocks. Donald Trump Issues Executive Order ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future.

The most common are C-type asteroids, made of clay and silicate rocks and darker in appearance ... which retrieved samples containing organic compounds from Bennu, a carbonaceous asteroid. Scientists ...

A view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. The dust and rocks were poured into the trays from the top plate of the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism ...

collected dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu and returned them to Earth in 2023. Earlier this year, the first in-depth analysis of the samples' minerals and molecules were published. It included ...