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The Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu Samples

Updated: 2025-01-30 04:39:07

Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in Artist concept of NASA†s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft as it readies itself to touch the surface of asteroid Bennu . This mission is an early precursor to possible asteroid mining . Credits : NASA Goddard University of Arizona Posted on January 29, 2025 January 29, 2025 by Matt Williams The Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu Samples The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar System came to be . Given that asteroids are leftover material from the formation of the Solar System , they are likely to contain vital clues about how several key processes took place . This includes how water ,

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Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded

Updated: 2025-01-29 04:10:03

Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

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Newly Discovered Earth-like Exoplanet May Hold Potential for Life

Updated: 2025-01-28 21:30:00

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

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NASA Hopes to Unlock Secrets Behind Northern Lights, Including Black Auroras

Updated: 2025-01-27 21:45:00

Learn about the two NASA missions that hope to unlock the secrets behind multiple types of auroras by studying the role of electron acceleration in our atmosphere.

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From Billions to Trillions Light Years Away, These are the Furthest Stars and Exoplanets From Earth

Updated: 2025-01-27 14:00:00

How far away is the furthest star? What about the furthest exoplanet? Learn just how far, and what makes these discoveries unique.

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Record-Breaking Supersonic Wind Swirls Around Giant Exoplanet’s Equator

Updated: 2025-01-22 21:00:00

Learn about a planet that experiences winds a thousand times stronger than Earth’s.

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A parade of planets will be visible to the naked eye all month

Updated: 2025-01-17 21:02:28

All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — with them, you can see Uranus and Neptune, too.

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SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed

Updated: 2025-01-17 00:04:18

After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed.

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Bezos and Musk launching massive rockets in billionaires' space race

Updated: 2025-01-16 08:51:01

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are launching two of the world's largest rockets into orbit within days of each other. Some see these as efforts to build their legacies and promote their visions for humanity.

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Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

Updated: 2025-01-16 07:23:57

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida, soaring from the same pad used to launch NASA's Mariner and Pioneer spacecraft a half-century ago.

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