Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

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

A team of scientists discovered that the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of minerals and organic molecules, including many that are building blocks of life. But what has the 4.5 ...

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

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

Glavin, senior scientist for samples return at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “This is all very ...

Organic molecules – including amino acids absent in known biology – salts, and nucleotides were found in the historic OSIRIS-REx sample.

Experts have unearthed the 'strongest evidence yet' for aliens on other planets after pieces of an asteroid were found to ...

Astronomers studying data from the Juno spacecraft discovered a volcanic hot spot in the Southern Hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. The volcanic region belches out eruptions six times the total energy ...

A layer of ice saved them from the depths and allowed scientists a peek into the birth of the solar system. Nearly 60 years later, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an ...

Stargazers, prepare for the parade of planets that will take place over the next few nights in the sky. Here's what you need ...