Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
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NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients
Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Life on the rocks
The planet that the asteroid was once a part of contained a salty ocean. Scientists found 11 minerals in the samples, but more importantly, they found 14 out of 20 key building blocks for life -- at ...
Life in space? NASA discovers essential substances for life on a distant asteroid
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing 14 of the 20 essential amino acids for ...
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Are humans the aliens? NASA finds all of life's key ingredients in asteroid Bennu sample
Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...
Asteroid samples reveal secrets of an ancient water world
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, ...
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance ...
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The building blocks for life found in Asteroid Bennu samples
The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar ...
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The Most Significant Space Missions Set for 2025
2025 is set to be an amazing year of space missions as many moon landings are planned and significant test launches.
NASA Confirms Bennu Asteroid Holds Key Buildings Block To Life
A capsule carrying about a half cup of dust and rocks from an ancient asteroid named Bennu landed in the Utah desert in 2023. The samples were collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which sent a ...