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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...
Upheaval Dome: Utah's 'belly button' that has divided scientists since its discovery
Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.
Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...
Space.com3d
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu
Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...
Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...
NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life
All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...
Associated Press15d
A meteorite strike was captured on video by a Canadian home’s doorbell camera
Meteorites are bits of space rock that hit Earth after surviving a trip through its scorching atmosphere. About 48 tons (43,500 kilograms) of similar debris strikes Earth every day, according to NASA, ...
CBS News15d
Meteorite crash landing captured on Ring doorbell camera outside home in Canada
Curious about the dust the homeowners checked the video footage from their security camera and saw an astounding moment - a rock that appeared to be a meteorite falling from space and crash ...
foxweather15d
See it and hear it: The first recorded video, sound of a meteorite hitting Earth
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Canada – For the first time in human history both video and sound of a meteorite have been captured as it hit Earth. Video from a doorbell camera at a home on Prince Edward ...
Newsweek15d
Unique Moment Space Rock Strikes Driveway Captured on Camera
According to the University of Alberta, the footage marks the first time the sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has ever been recorded. Photos showing the aftermath of a meteorite impact and the ...