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Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light on the perennial question of how life began on our planet.

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

Analyzing a sample from an asteroid named Bennu reveals the chemicals necessary to form DNA and RNA.

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five ...

After seven months on the ISS, astronaut Sunita Williams has forgotten how to walk due to extended weightlessness. Originally ...

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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube will announce the much anticipated 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric results on Monday. The ceremony will be held in Randburg, Johannesburg ...