Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...

Ceres boasts a fascinating history. Located in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars, it was once classified as an asteroid. However, its size (Ceres makes up 25% of the asteroid belt's total ...

One plausible explanation researchers propose is that organic material was delivered to Ceres by the impact of one or more asteroids from the outer asteroid belt — a theory supported by computer ...

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

The scientists also found tiny crystals of rare salt minerals called halite and sylvite within Bennu's dust particles. These ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

New AI research suggests organic molecules on Ceres likely originated from asteroid impacts, not internal activity.