Life on Earth may have originated somewhere else. Indeed, new research points to the “building blocks of life” as having “extraterrestrial origins.” CNN reports how new research from NASA ...

Defining the molecular building blocks of life provides a conceptual framework for biology that has the potential to enhance education and research by promoting the integration of knowledge.

Researchers have found more than 20 different amino acids, the building blocks of life, in soil samples Japan’s Hayabusa 2 space probe brought back from the asteroid Ryugu, according to sources.

The fascinating results shed light on the origins of life. Two studies released Wednesday revealed the asteroid contained many of the chemical building blocks of life, such as amino acids and ...

HUMANS have come a step closer to finding aliens after the “building blocks for life” were discovered by scientists on an asteroid. NASA's Osiris Rex spacecraft had grabbed parts of the ...

The building blocks of life have been found on an alien asteroid, scientists have said. Samples taken by Nasa from the asteroid Bennu have not only the ingredients required to life but also show the ...

This week, scientists who analyzed the rubble reported their first detailed findings. The fascinating results shed light on the origins of life. Two studies released Wednesday revealed the asteroid ...

Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, according to research that provides some of the best evidence to date that ...