Rob Wardell/Tim McCoy/Smithsonian Two studies released Wednesday revealed the asteroid contained many of the chemical building blocks of life, such as amino acids and components found in DNA.

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 ...

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.

Life on Earth relies on molecular building blocks to make DNA and proteins. Scientists have long wondered how prevalent these precursors were at the birth of our solar system. A sample of dust and ...

The building blocks for organic matter have been discovered on the asteroid Bennu, as deatiled in a new study in the journal Nature Astronomy. The research gives new insight into how life originated ...

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 ...

Much about life's origin remains unclear despite the secrets revealed from Bennu, McCoy cautioned. "We now know we have the basic building blocks to move along this pathway towards life ...

Using AI to comb through data gathered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the dwarf planet Ceres to map regions rich in organic molecules to determine whether ...

Now, new research has revealed the asteroid contains many of the chemical building blocks of life, such as amino acids and components found in DNA, said Dr. Daniel P. Glavin, senior scientist for ...