When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. According to the study in Nature Astronom y, the team also found 14 of the 20 ...

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HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

Scientists have discovered traces of organic compounds in asteroid samples brought back by NASA, a finding that could suggest ...

Samples of asteroid Bennu contain molecules that suggest the "conditions necessary for life" were widespread across the early ...

Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.

The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar ...

This informs the history of water in the solar system, and especially the interplay of water and the molecules needed for life. Nicky Fox, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at ...