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

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New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

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The SPHEREx mission will image 1 billion galaxies, 100 million stars, and 10,000 asteroids – and help to answer some of the biggest scientific mysteries.

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

Scientists warn of taking mirror molecules too far. Learn more about their benefits and risks.

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose. By Carl Zimmer Our solar system contains ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate, and ammonia. Together, ...