The first of its kind, this book is a collection of memoirs that describe the lives – not just the science – of some of the people who have advanced our understanding of the conditions for life on Ear...

The findings also suggest that the material that gave birth to Bennu was representative of the average elemental content of the planet-forming disk that also formed Earth and the planets.

NASA's Perseverance rover uncovered evidence of water interacting with rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater multiple times, including a period of hot groundwater activity.

Only one fragment was recovered, and that's because it punched through the ceiling of a master bedroom in a Hillsborough, New Jersey, home.

NASA’s latest asteroid samples reveal that key ingredients for life likely arrived from space billions of years ago, hinting at the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

Seven organic molecules were identified for the first time on Mars, increasing our understanding of the kinds of molecular preservation possible on the Martian surface.

The presence of all canonical nucleobases in samples from Bennu has previously provided evidence that some of life’s ingredients were synthesized abiotically in the parent body of this asteroid and/or...

The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

In a new study, researchers say that non-biological sources they considered could not fully account for the abundance of organic compounds in a sample

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo missions—and they’re shaking up the search for life beyond Earth.

What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory.

A distant discovery that's as sweet as can be! Here's the new evidence for "bioessential sugars" contained in asteroids, courtesy of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. 🪨🛰️

NASA said the discovery shows such "building blocks" of life are "widespread throughout the solar system."

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The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As

Samples returned from asteroid Bennu contain bio-essential sugars such as ribose and glucose that may have formed in the parent asteroid from brines containing formaldehyde, according to a geochemical...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission characterized the asteroid Bennu and delivered pristine samples of its regolith to Earth. Coordinated analyses of this pr...

NASA will host a live event at 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, to share imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS collected by a number of the agency’s

This session will focus on the organic molecules in samples from the primitive bodies, such as asteroids, meteorites, and cometary dust particles, relevant to the origin and evolution of life. Recent ...

Explore how NASA's OSIRIS-Rex may change our understanding of our place in the universe.

"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"

Simulating over 100 million years of Martian surface radiation on ancient Earth rocks, we recovered readable DNA fragments and microbiome fingerprints—insights that sharpen how we’ll search Mars rock ...

Experiments show that biomolecules trapped in pure ice could withstand the harsh radiation of Mars for tens of millions of years.

A message from JPL Director Dave Gallagher

Future missions dedicated to the search for extant life on Mars will require a clear understanding of the organic biosignature degradation processes in the shallow icy subsurface.

The NASA Goddard Visitor Center is the gateway between the cutting-edge science done inside the center and the public that this science aims to serve and inspire. From our Sun to the outer planets, cu...

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

Sotheby's in New York will be auctioning the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science…

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The Trump administration is destroying our scientific institutions, its infrastructure, and intellectual capital at an unprecedented pace. Scientists are being fired without cause from many federal ag...

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Open Access research published in Nature Astronomy and Nature analysed rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In 2018, the OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to collect pristine samples, untouched by alterations induced by Earth's atmosphere, to be analysed on Earth. The findings offer new insights into the early Solar System's chemistry. Read the Nature Astronomy paper, where Daniel Glavin and colleagues conclude that Bennu has a much richer complexity in organic matter than terrestrial biology and suggest that its parent body may have come from the outer Solar System here: http://spklr.io/6053B6KnD Read the Nature paper where Timothy McCoy and colleagues found indicators for the potential past presence of water on Bennu. The findings raise questions about the potential for prebiotic organic synthesis, which requires further investigations. http://spklr.io/6056B6KnG

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After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock and soil on the Martian surface. Experts are furious