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Consciousness Formed Before Life Itself, Scientists Say—And the Evidence Could Be in This Asteroid Sample
Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
NASA's Lucy probe will zip past the asteroid Donaldjohanson, testing its science instruments on the space rock.
Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...
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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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The 7 Most Expensive Substances In The World
Usually, what springs to mind when you think of the world’s most expensive substances are gold, silver, and platinum. However ...
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Japan researchers rapidly identify rocks on asteroids using AI
A University of Tokyo team achieved the feat with an AI-based rock identification tool that was fed information on rocks on ...
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered sample. Retrieving this sample allowed scientists to examine the asteroid’s composition in detail.