Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

Smithsonian and NASA scientists set out to collect an asteroid sample that may hold clues to the origins of life in our solar system.

In 2016, NASA launched an awesome mission to catch up with asteroid Bennu, 320 million kilometers ... and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) probe successfully touched the asteroid briefly ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which launched in 2016, scooped up bits of dust, soil and rocks from the asteroid Bennu and then brought them to Earth in 2023. The 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid is ...

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these ...

In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...

In a few months you’ll be able to own and build a massive T-Rex skeleton complete with moving tail and jaw. You’ll just need to make some space for this three-foot monster. On Tuesday ...

The lawyer for accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann said Tuesday that there is no DNA evidence linking his client to the basement “kill room” where he allegedly butchered as many as seven ...

Rex Heuermann, 61, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of seven women whose remains were found on New York's Long Island between 1993 and 2011. The judge on Wednesday scheduled a pretrial hearing ...

A new era! Sands of the Sahara and monarchal lore were celebrated at the Grand Ball of Osiris in the Royal Tent at the New Orleans Country Club when past family ties connected to a royal present.

To realize its vision, AstroForge will have to do this orders of magnitude cheaper. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission cost over $770 million for spacecraft development and assembly of its launch vehicle ...