There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission found ingredients for DNA and RNA on the asteroid Bennu. The discovery shows asteroids could seed planets with the precursors for life. It's also more evidence that life ...

On Nov. 14, 2024, the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences marked the successful ...

An RR Auction spokesperson said: 'While NASA scientists did not expect to find advanced alien life on the moon, Apollo 11 demonstrated humanity's growing curiosity about extraterrestrial life.

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

NASA, an independent agency of the U.S. government, will no longer be upholding DEI efforts. In a press release, NASA shared ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

For the third time in a year, a commercial lunar lander backed by NASA is on its way to the moon's surface. The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early ...