A team of scientists discovered that the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of minerals and organic molecules, including many that are building blocks of life. But what has the 4.5 ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

“We now know from Bennu that the raw ingredients of life were combining in really interesting and complex ways on Bennu’s ...

The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

But the new research found that evaporated water on Bennu's parent asteroid left behind "the raw ingredients of life", said ...

Hours of exciting discoveries await at one of the biggest natural history museums on the planet.

curator of globalization and chair of the anthropology department at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The festival started small, first envisioned by Bell and launched in ...

Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Todd Young, R-Indiana are urging historical museums in Washington ... wrote in a letter to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the National Archives and ...

Harris left Washington on Monday the way she entered her role on the same day four years ago: making history. After President Trump’s inauguration, Ms. Harris headed to Joint Base Andrews to ...

In the heart of the nation’s capital, amidst the towering monuments and bustling streets, lies a treasure trove of cultural ...

Make America Great Again Victory Rally, 3 p.m., Capital One Arena, Washington, DC The traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue won't happen. Instead, Trump said Capital One Arena will be open ...