The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, ...

A popular science TikToker explained discoveries on the asteroid Bennu after NASA brought samples back to Earth from 39 ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

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.

The space agency has reportedly discovered life-giving essential sugars on the asteroid Bennu, a 500-meter-wide rock hurtling ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...