Our DNA is constantly under threat — from cell division errors to external factors like sunlight and smoking. Fortunately, ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero, after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a ...

Scientists developed a method to protect cancer patients from radiation damage using a protein from tardigrades. When ...

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), the agency's newest space ...

Researchers are studying how bacteria become more infectious in space, with critical implications for future deep-space ...

Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban certain vaccines for 10 years, including DNA and RNA immunizations.

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to devastating effect.

(Courtesy: James Di Loreto, Smithsonian) A sample of asteroid dirt brought back to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission contains amino acids and the nucleobases of RNA and DNA, plus brines that could ...

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System, shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid – named 2024 YR4 – having a more than 1% chance of ...

According to NASA, Bennu is about one-third of a mile ... Earth uses to store and transmit genetic instructions in DNA and RNA. “Asteroids provide a time capsule into our home planet’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too ...