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

The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth back in 2020, and since then, teams of ...

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

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 ...

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

Asteroid Ryugu was altered by water and contains organic molecules older than the Sun. The building blocks of RNA and Vitamin ...

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

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

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