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

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

Researchers have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in unprecedented samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, adding evidence to the idea that asteroids likely ...

This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter ...

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample provides fresh insights into the potential for life beyond Earth, revealing key organic compounds and minerals.