Asteroid Bennu racing toward Earth teeming with 'building blocks of life'

A popular science TikToker explained discoveries on the asteroid Bennu after NASA brought samples back to Earth from 39 ...

Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

An asteroid near Earth could become a temporary moon, then a crash risk

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun on orbits that closely match Earth’s and sometimes drift near the planet at ...

What is 'space gum?' New analysis of Bennu asteroid yields surprising finds

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...
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NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)

Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by ...

NASA warns of back-to-back asteroid approaches: What to expect and what it means for Earth

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...
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NASA just made a major asteroid discovery that suggests alien life exists

NASA has unveiled a series of new discoveries that make the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the universe more ...

Bus-Size Asteroid Flew Closer Than The Moon - Watch The Orbit Animation

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...
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NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

"Space gum" and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...
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Astronomers confirm 40,000 near-Earth asteroids within striking distance

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

Signs of life on asteroid? NASA detects crucial 'building blocks' on Bennu

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission found sugars essential for biology on asteroid Bennu. These sugars, along with previously found ...