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These Animals Can Survive Death and Keep Moving—Here’s How!
Nature’s real-life zombies exist! From creatures that reanimate themselves to animals that keep moving after death, these freaky survivors prove that life is more resilient than we ever imagined! #zom ...
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Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen
In 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, which has since been returned to Earth. Now, astronomers are ...
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Scientists predict devastation if asteroid Bennu strikes Earth in 2182
WASHINGTON — The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles away. It might come even ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
They calculated that there is a very small chance — about 1-in-2700, or 0.037% to be exact — that asteroid Bennu, which is roughly the size of the Empire State Building, could collide with our ...
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Scientists find a 'next step on a pathway to life' in space
Samples of matter returned from the asteroid Bennu support the theory that asteroids could have brought the building blocks of life to Earth, scientists report in a pair of new studies published ...
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Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...
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Dust from asteroid Bennu shows: Building blocks of life and possible habitats were widespread in our solar system
The quantity and type corresponded to the material from the asteroid Bennu. FRANKFURT. It took two years for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a ...
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Newly discovered fungus turns cave-dwelling spiders into ‘zombies’
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists in ...
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Bennu Asteroid Contains Material Needed for Life, NASA Mission Finds
Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter essential to life in dust and rock retrieved from an asteroid known as Bennu. The finding supports the theory that near-Earth asteroids ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
While the odds of Bennu impacting Earth may sound alarming, they're not entirely unexpected. "On average, medium-sized asteroids collide with Earth about every 100–200 thousand years.
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Asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life
Analysis of samples taken from the asteroid Bennu reveal the presence of organic compounds important for life, and that its parent asteroid probably contained salty, subsurface water. Collected by ...
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Film Theory - The ONLY Way to Survive the Last of Us
Bad news, Loyal Theorists! We are no longer at the top of the food chain. The Cordyceps have infected brains, turning the human population into zombie-like creatures. It’s an APOCALYPSE out there, and ...