Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the ...

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

Asteroids are remnants of the formation of our solar system, and while many can be found within the asteroid belt between the ...

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

A team of researchers led by Matthew Genge at Imperial College London confirmed that the asteroid has organic molecules; it confirmed that the samples actually have signs of life — but this life doesn ...

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

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

Japanese researchers have identified sodium carbonates, or salt crystals, in samples from the Ryugu asteroid brought back to ...

Chinese scientists have built a cat-inspired robot designed to adjust its posture and stick its landing even in low-gravity ...

Samples taken from the space-returned piece of asteroid Ryugu were collected and prepared under strict anti-contamination controls. Inside the cleanest of clean rooms, a tiny particle was ...

"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial ...