Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

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

On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped by the volcanic world Io. It witnessed a giant eruption.

"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five ...

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

NASA is fueling an exciting future for citizen science by funding 25 new projects across diverse fields, from astrophysics to Earth science. These projects empower the public to contribute to ...

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost immediately.