The planet that the asteroid was once a part of contained a salty ocean. Scientists found 11 minerals in the samples, but more importantly, they found 14 out of 20 key building blocks for life -- at ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing 14 of the 20 essential amino acids for ...

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said on Wednesday. Scientists ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, ...

Their invention, the pineal gland simulator and regulator — or “Pinacal” — simulates the effects of sunset and sunrise in ...

The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar ...

Mars haunts us as a vision of a planet gone wrong. It was once warm and wet, with rivers flowing across its surface and ...

Florida’s Space Coast has gained a significant advocate in Congress as newly elected Representative Mike Haridopolos of Indian Harbor Beach has been appointed chair of the Congressional Subcommittee ...

The pair have been stranded in the International Space Station since last June and likely won't return until late March or ...

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...

Headliners including Jane Goodall, Brian May, Pablo Álvarez, Glenn Hughes, Jorge Drexler, and many more will celebrate ...