NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

A recent discovery made by scientists working with a sample of rock from outer space highlights one of the huge challenges ...

It's a question that has intrigued researchers and enthusiasts for decades. The latest study conducted on a sample from ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life Chinese scientists have come up with a new idea: instead of looking for water, they ...

The sample from the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after they were brought to the planet, scientists ...

We've known for a while that complex chemistry occurs in space. Organic molecules have been detected in cold molecular clouds ...

A Ryugu asteroid sample has been found contaminated by terrestrial microbes, raising questions about planetary protection.

Imperial College London scientists say microbes on asteroid samples from Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission have down to Earth ...

Discovery published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science highlights challenge of contamination in space exploration ...

The salt crystals, consisting of rock salt, sodium carbonate, and sodium sulfate, are crucial for understanding the evolution ...

Earth bacteria rapidly colonized Japan’s Ryugu asteroid sample after exposure, revealing the resilience of microbes and ...

Thankfully, the asteroid was small in size, estimated to be a mere 27 inches in diameter. Scientists expected it to be no ...