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 ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft has captured breathtaking images of Earth as it passed by the planet on September 23, 2025, using a gravity-assist maneuver to speed its journey toward Apophis, a ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...