Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some scientists say support the workings of consciousness.

While no signs of life were found, the results provide valuable insights into the chemistry of the early solar system. The ...

A team of scientists, studying samples from the asteroid Bennu, identified numerous organic molecules, including important ...

Of the 20 amino acids in proteins made by life on Earth to form proteins, 14 have been found in the specimens taken from Bennu and studied. In addition, evidence of briny salt that can fuel ...

Bennu could hold secrets about the origins of life Bennu is one of the most potentially hazardous asteroids in our solar system, according to the Osiris-Rex principal investigator, Dante Lauretta ...

Small amounts of Bennu’s precious black grains — leftovers from the solar ... Combining the ingredients of life with an environment of sodium-rich salt water, or brines, “that’s really the pathway to ...

Scientists found traces of briny water and salty minerals, similar to those on Europa and Enceladus, suggesting liquid water once flowed on Bennu. A new study suggests Bennu may have formed beyond ...

Scientists have found special chemical compounds necessary for the existence of life in samples collected from asteroid Bennu. They believe the asteroid is a plant-like object rich in water and ...

It might be loading or has been removed. Bennu also may hold the key of another origin — the potential origins of the ingredients of life. Some scientists think that some of the carbon on Earth ...

Small amounts of Bennu’s precious black grains — leftovers ... Combining the ingredients of life with an environment of sodium-rich salt water, or brines, “that’s really the pathway ...

"The spacecraft would have sunk into Bennu had it not fired its thrusters ... I have never wanted to jump into anything more in my entire life, but that probably isn't a great idea considering ...