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An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...