Time Capsule

The sample analysis detected 14 out of the 20 amino acids used by life on Earth to create proteins, as well as all five nucleobases essential for...

The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.

Along with hair from Dwight D. Eisenhower, JFK

OSIRIS-REx's treasure trove from asteroid Bennu includes material rich in water and carbon

After studying the Bennu asteroid sample delivered by the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists found evidence of the building blocks of life on Earth.

Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and

Watch the key moments from NASA's first-ever sample return mission, from spotting the capsule streaking across the sky to its arrival in a clean room.

Scientists whisked the precious sample away to a clean room.

A nearly 200-year-old time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened at West Point actually contained centuries-old coins potentially worth thousands of dollars

They've traveled farther than any other human spacecraft. And they're carrying messages.

The OSIRIS-REx mission will return samples from the asteroid Bennu that could rewrite our solar system's history

What happened to Philip K. Chapman's ashes?

Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S. Nearly half the population has prediabetes or diabetes. Over 40% are overweight or obese. One in nine people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's disease, the development of which researchers are exploring the potential role of...

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The Earth was discovered to have a "secret" inner core that no one knew about until now.

But how come it managed to be in space for 45 years?

Explore a centuries-old cobalt mine rediscovered by a caving club.

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The probes continue to live long and prosper.

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced on Wednesday.