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Billion-Year-Old Space Water Found in Asteroid Ryugu May Be Why Earth Has Oceans

A groundbreaking study of asteroid Ryugu has revealed something scientists never expected: water moved through its rocky ...
Science Daily

Asteroid Ryugu’s hidden waters could explain how Earth got its oceans

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...
Nanowerk

Planetary scientist decodes clues in Bennu's surface composition to make sense of far-flung asteroids

OSIRIS-REx reveals gray asteroids reflect red or blue light differently due to sulfide minerals, offering clues to rocky body evolution in the solar system. It also enables future research. By having ...

Asteroid Ryugu's Ancient Past Exposed: Evidence of Water Flowing for a Billion Years Found!

According to a study conducted by University of Tokyo researchers, Ryugu maintained a "pristine record" of late water activity. By examining the lutetium and hafnium isotopes in their rock samples, ...

NASA spacecraft to grab an asteroid sample

A NASA probe orbiting an asteroid over 100 million miles from Earth will make a perilous attempt on Tuesday to snatch a sample from the celestial body’s rocky surface to bring home the space agency’s ...
Winston-Salem Journal

NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid

Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid. A NASA spacecraft will fly by Earth on Sunday and drop off what is expected to be at least a cupful of ...