The Conversation7d
Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
Bright deposits on the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, contain sodium carbonate. The Cassini mission measured the same mineral in plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
Indiatimes9d
NASA names an asteroid discovered by a 14-year-old boy from Noida; here’s how you can discover one too
Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt, but some stray off course into wider orbits. The largest asteroid in that belt is Vesta, 329 miles wide or 530 kilometers, but there are millions ...
PBS4d
The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
Bright deposits on the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, contain sodium carbonate. The Cassini mission measured the same mineral in plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
earth1d
NASA finds life's building blocks from an unknown water world in asteroid sample
Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...
Nature8d
Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed
Fragments of the asteroid Bennu, carefully collected and ... Now, researchers have to go back to the drawing board to understand how life might have been seeded on Earth. “I felt a little ...
Ars Technica7d
Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
Bright deposits on the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, contain sodium carbonate. The Cassini mission measured the same mineral in plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
Gulf Business26d
UAE to develop lander for Emirates asteroid belt mission
The lander is part of the larger mission to the asteroid belt The lander, designed to study the asteroid Justitia, will be part of the larger EMA initiative, which spans a 13-year mission to ...
moneycontrol.com9d
A 14-year-old Indian boy from Noida discovers a new asteroid; here's how NASA reacts
has discovered an asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Soon, he will have the rare honour of naming it. The asteroid, provisionally named '2023 OG40,' was identified ...
Arabian Business25d
UAE developing space craft to land on asteroid belt
The UAE is developing a space craft to land on an asteroid belt beyond Mars. In the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and ...
CBS News7d
NASA brought back samples from asteroid Bennu. They revealed clues about the possible origins of life.
Many are pushing for a mission to collect rocks and dirt from the potentially waterlogged dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt. Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus also ...
Newsweek10d
Mysterious New Asteroid Turns Out To Be Tesla Roadster in Space
Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...
Daily Express9d
NASA tracking massive asteroid set to whiz past Earth at 35,000mph in hours
The asteroid, like many others, is a result of the asteroid belt ejecting a rock that makes its way to the Earth's gravitational pull. However, it is still classified as a Near Earth Object (NEO).