NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research ...
A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has finally been revealed. The rocks and dust contain water and a large amount of carbon, said ...
Molecular ingredients of life A team of Japanese and US scientists have discovered the bio-essential sugars ribose and glucose in samples of asteroid Bennu collected ...