Breakthrough Discovery: Asteroid Fragments Reveal Ingredients For Life
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-metre-wide asteroid 320 ...
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Asteroid Samples Unveil Secrets of Ancient Solar System
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of ...
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Life's building blocks may have originated in space—Bennu sample suggests
The scientists also found tiny crystals of rare salt minerals called halite and sylvite within Bennu's dust particles. These ...
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Samples from asteroid Bennu include life's building blocks
Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all ...
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First in-depth analysis of NASA’s Bennu sample return reveals conditions for life were widespread in early solar system
Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid whose components have remained relatively unchanged since the solar system's early days. NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission captured samples from the surface of the asteroid and ...
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Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
Researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially transforming our ...
DNA building blocks found in asteroids for first time
The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...
Unprecedented asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals crucial to life, scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative
The key advantage of switching rather than cutting salt intake is that potassium-enriched salt can be used as a direct one-for-one swap for regular salt. It looks the same, works for seasoning and in ...