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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, named Bennu, was the focus of a very dreamy NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx that launched in 2016.

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Analysis of OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Asteroid Bennu Has Ingredients for Life

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned a generous chunk of the asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023, and scientists have been analyzing it ever since. International scientific teams have published a pair of studies this week highlighting the incredible assortment of materials found in the sample.

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Scientists find building blocks of life in OSIRIS-REx...

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid

Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth

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Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?

YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused some alarm.

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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032

An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.

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An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense planning

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a non-threat.

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NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life

The doorbell camera caught it all. A crew wheels the OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample return capsule into a cleanroom on Sept. 24, 2023. Credit: NASA / Keegan Barber NASA's $800 million OSIRIS-Rex ...

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Mankind may have accidentally created ET after International Space Station escape

Boffins believe extraterrestrial life may be out there after micro-organisms escaped from the International Space Station 250 ...

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NASA's Next Frontier: Return from Space and the Search for Life's Building Blocks

NASA reaffirms its plan with SpaceX to return two astronauts from the ISS, following President Trump's remarks. Another ...

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NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to ...

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NASA says it has discovered DNA ingredients on an asteroid, substantiating the fact that alien life existed

The DNA ingredients discovered on the asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that life-building blocks exist ...

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Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds

Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...

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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't

SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even ...

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