Building blocks of life identified in sample collected from asteroid Bennu
This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...
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Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds
Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...
Dwarf planet Ceres may have received organic material from space objects
The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting ...
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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 ...
Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Likely Came From the Outer Solar System
Now, using isotope samples from geological sites thought to have been bathed in this atmospheric impact, researchers suggest ...
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New Analysis Of Asteroid Dust Reveals Evidence Of Salty Water In The Early Solar System
In September 2023, a capsule containing the pristine asteroid ... in our Solar System. Some of these bodies include Saturn's moon Enceladus and the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt between ...