Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

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

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, ...

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

The findings shed light on how proteins like collagen may survive for millions of years within dinosaur bones.

(CNN) — 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 ...