Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

The chemical building blocks of life have been found in the grainy dust of an asteroid called Bennu, an analysis reveals.

1st US asteroid sample mission returns sample to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, returned Bennu asteroid sample to Earth on Sunday.

Chinese Scientists Suggest Launching Dozens of Rockets to Prevent Asteroid Collision With Earth - Sputnik International

In a newly published research, experts at China's National Space Science Center have proposed launching a fleet of rockets into space to simulate diverting an asteroid away from Earth.

NASA spacecraft starts trip back after collecting asteroid samples - The Jerusalem post | EL ETOS UT

A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples from an asteroid, began its two-year journey back to Earth on Monday.