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Consciousness Formed Before Life Itself, Scientists Say—And the Evidence Could Be in This Asteroid Sample
Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...
NASA’s Lucy Gears Up for a Thrilling Close Encounter With a Mysterious Space Relic
NASA’s Lucy mission is about to fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson, a strange, elongated rock in the main belt. While this ...
The Town and The City Festival in Lowell, Tucson’s new Astro Trail, and a watch geared to runners
A festival of music, comedy, and more in Lowell. The spirit of literary legend Jack Kerouac lives on in Lowell next weekend ...
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How Deep Did OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft's Arm 'Plunge' Into Asteroid Bennu?
NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...
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The 7 Most Expensive Substances In The World
Usually, what springs to mind when you think of the world’s most expensive substances are gold, silver, and platinum. However ...
Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered sample. Retrieving this sample allowed scientists to examine the asteroid’s composition in detail.
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Amino Acids on Bennu: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Uncovers Clues to Life’s Origins
asteroid Bennu. This discovery offers key insights into the early solar system and the origins of life. In the latest SETI Live, Communications Specialist Beth Johnson and NASA scientist Danny Glavin ...