THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

One of these lumps became the asteroid Bennu whose minerals, recently returned to Earth by the US robot space probe OSIRIS-REx, have now been found to contain rich levels of complex chemicals that are ...

TEMPLE, Texas — New samples from an asteroid could suggest that the conditions for life are not unique to Earth, according to NASA. NASA stated that studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu ...

Lurking inside an asteroid: life’s ingredients Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is known to harbor life.

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.Video above: Scientists ...

Combining the ingredients of life with an environment of sodium-rich salt water, or brines, “that’s really the pathway to life,” said Tim McCoy, the National Museum of Natural History's ...

A NASA spacecraft brought samples from the asteroid Bennu back to Earth in 2023. The first in-depth analyses of that material have revealed organic molecules, including building blocks of life ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

New samples from asteroid Bennu taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft could suggest that the conditions for life are not unique to Earth, according to NASA. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost right from the start. "That's ...