The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

“Our findings expand the evidence that prebiotic organic molecules can form within primitive accreting planetary bodies and ...

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...