One of the most complex machines humankind has ever built tracked an almost invisible object many millions of kilometres away ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered a surprisingly complex chemical landscape at the tiniest ...

Blue Origin and NASA are teaming up on a new mission to protect Earth from asteroids, building on NASA's DART success.

DNA from a distance ...

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ...

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life on our planet.

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the ...

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and ...

Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Scientists examining dust from an asteroid have discovered all the fundamental building blocks required to ...

Scientists analysing dust from an asteroid have found all the key building blocks needed to create us and all other life on ...

All five of the main ingredients for DNA and RNA have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This strengthens the idea that asteroids may have brought the ingredients for the first living ...