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New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
StudyFinds on MSN8d
‘Chemical time capsule’: Asteroid Bennu’s salts tell tale of early solar system
In a nutshell Scientists found pristine salt minerals in asteroid Bennu samples that formed in a specific sequence as ancient ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
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 ...
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Mars ‘time capsule’: Soil samples could reveal evidence of life on Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
ExtremeTech on MSN7d
Analysis of OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Asteroid Bennu Has Ingredients for Life
When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
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Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from ... The samples are mostly water-rich clay, with sulfide, carbonate and iron oxide minerals. These are ...
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Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
Asteroid samples rich in building blocks of life, scientists say
Scientists have discovered a rich range of organic compounds in samples retrieved from an asteroid by a US spacecraft, including many of the key chemical building blocks of life.
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Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...
Life-bearing water arrived on Earth later rather than sooner, meteorite analysis suggests
A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...