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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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Asteroid Bennu and its potential to cause an impact winter

According to a study published recently in Science Advances, there is a 0.037% chance that a medium-size asteroid could ...
Natural History Museum

Meteorites: Windows into our solar system’s beginnings

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...
The Debrief

Martian Colonies Could Be Built by Living Microbes That Produce Concrete Under Extreme Conditions, Scientists Say

Future Mars astronauts may use microbial life to produce the building materials for a permanent human colony on the Red ...

The 7 Most Groundbreaking NASA Discoveries of 2025

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...
Phys.org

Asteroid loaded with amino acids offers new clues about the origin of life on Earth

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of ...
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Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid — Here’s what it means

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...
Interesting Engineering

‘Jigsaw piece’: Bennu reaffirms asteroids sowed earliest seeds of life on Earth

A view of one of the containers holding rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu.NASA Johnson Space Center / Erika Blumenfeld and Joseph Aebersold Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of the ...
CNN

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...
Autoblog

Hyundai Crater Concept Signals Serious Off-Road Ambitions

Hyundai may call it a “concept,” but the edgy Crater SUV that debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show reveals what’s set to come out of the new “Sand Box,” an off-road development center at the automaker ...
Space.com

After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has found a possible meteorite on the surface ...
Detroit Free Press

Weather watchers report meteorite falling in Michigan. What people saw

Amateur sky watchers believe a meteorite fell to earth in northeast Michigan Sunday morning, Nov. 23, and many people have posted video online of the space debris streaking overhead. Michigan Storm ...