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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth
The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Bennu was the target for NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling mission, which touched down briefly on the space rock in October 2020 to gather over 4 ounces of material, and then brought that sample ...
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
OSIRIS-REx, however, does have its own reasons to boast ... "I'd also like to mention that, and thank the Kennedy Space Center launch services, for helping us get samples of the hydrazine propellants ...
Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...
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NASA's returned asteroid samples reveal building blocks for life
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul ...
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NASA brought back samples from asteroid Bennu. They revealed clues about the possible origins of life.
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces ... as well as more asteroid and comet sample returns. China plans to launch an asteroid sample return mission this year. Many are pushing for ...
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NASA finds 'key to life' in Bennu asteroid samples
"NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission already is rewriting the textbook ... from the Bennu asteroid and other cosmic sources. SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites from California; sonic boom expected Feb ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...