NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are refining its trajectory as it tops ESA's risk list.
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...
NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...
The latest discovery, unveiled by the NASA on January 29, came as a bit of a surprise and posed many exciting questions such ...
The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a non-threat.