Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

When scientists sifted through dust from asteroid Bennu and spotted tryptophan, the same amino acid often blamed for ...

I t’s time to say hello to an old friend again. The first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered by humans, 433 Eros, will have a close fly-by of Earth this weekend, and it should stay visible for a few ...

Researchers say the latest discovery is particularly significant because tryptophan has never before been detected in ...

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

Have you ever wondered if the ingredients for life exist beyond our planet? Tryptophan Detected in Bennu Sample, Expanding ...

Jose Aponte, an astrochemist in the Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and co-author of ...

New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.

To capture asteroids, TransAstra utilises a specially designed Capture Bag, made from aerospace materials like Kevlar and ...