New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...
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5 Never-Made Russian Rockets and Spacecraft That Should Have Killed America's Space Dreams
Animation specialist Hazegrayart put together a video of ten never-made Russian rockets and spacecraft, these are the first ...
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When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The wannabe asteroid, announced on Jan. 2 as 2018 CN41, is actually a Tesla Roadster launched into space years ago by SpaceX ...
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Chapter 1: The Solar System
The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system. None of the terrestrial planets have ... These special opportunities and challenges are further discussed in later chapters.
The International Space Station Era Is Ending – Here’s What NASA Has Planned Next
NASA has outlined its strategic goals for low Earth orbit, aiming to enhance microgravity research, foster international partnerships, and prepare for future deep-space missions. As the International ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network reached the United Nations Office for ...
NASA scientists want to solve a mystery: Why did life "turn left?"
When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...
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‘Chemical time capsule’: Asteroid Bennu’s salts tell tale of early solar system
Discover the fascinating findings from asteroid Bennu: pristine salt minerals reveal the presence of liquid water in the ...
Dust from asteroid Bennu suggests solar system's potential for life was widespread
It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
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NASA finds 'key to life' in Bennu asteroid samples
"NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission already is rewriting the textbook on what we understand about the beginnings of our solar system," said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate ...
NASA’s findings from asteroid Bennu suggest solar system could be ‘teeming with the potential for life’
The rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu hold amino acids, ammonia and other molecules essential to life on Earth, NASA reported Wednesday. The findings suggest the conditions necessary for ...