New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

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

Launched on Sept. 8, 2016, OSIRIS-REx was the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid in space. The spacecraft traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu and collected a sample of rocks and ...

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The 370-foot-wide asteroid will come within 2,640,000 miles, over 16 times the ...

An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington Monument is due to zip past our planet today. For comparison, the Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall, the Golden Gate Bridge is ...

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250116133822.htm ...

More and more he has incorporated ingratiating stop-motion animation that has its own charm. (In Asteroid City, a roadrunner becomes a road dancer.) And he’s not above the occasional shock, as if ...

A massive asteroid, 2022 CE2, is set to make a close flyby of Earth on Thursday. The 370-foot asteroid will travel at an astounding speed of 47,721 km/h but poses no threat, passing at a safe ...

This flyby is a rare event, occurring once every decade for an asteroid of this size. Experts confirm Alinda is among the five largest asteroids expected to come this close to Earth by 2200. NASA ...

An asteroid the width of Manhattan will be close enough to Earth tonight to be seen with binoculars. The good news is that the word "close" — like all things astronomical — is relative.