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What does outer space smell like? (You're not goanna like it.)
Ever wondered what space actually smells like? Astronauts have described it and trust me—it’s not what you’d expect. From ...
The scent of a mummy: Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...
‘Myrrh, conifer oil and … breakfast tea’: my sniffer team’s surprise findings on what mummified bodies smell like
Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
Nearly 60 years later, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu, similar to the one that rained rocks over Revelstoke. Our research team has ...
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Are we all aliens? NASA asteroid samples connect Earth to ancient water world
Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile (one-half of a kilometer) across — was originally part of a much larger asteroid that got clobbered by other space rocks. The latest results ...