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An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
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How scientists deflect asteroids after experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroyer' could hit
Here's how scientists deflect asteroids after experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroyer' could hit.
Building blocks of life found in samples from asteroid Bennu
Rock and dust samples retrieved by NASA from the asteroid Bennu exhibit some of the chemical building blocks of life, ...
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Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Researchers have ...
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When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
More cases like that can impact astronomers' search for potentially dangerous asteroids. McDowell said a database such as NASA's Horizons System, operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a good ...