CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and Bennu. They are very porous and 'wet', with up to 20 percent of their weight ...

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

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

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, ...

Scientists have found evidence of liquid water flowing through the asteroid Ryugu for over a billion years, challenging previous theories about water activity on asteroids.

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A YouTube channel has recently released a video that aims to compare a wide range of asteroids. The smallest starts at just ...

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

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the ...

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