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 ...
NASA's returned asteroid samples hold ingredients of life from watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
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JPL Readies for Groundbreaking Missions in 2025
Early in the new year, the Eaton Fire came close to JPL, destroying the homes of more than 200 employees. Despite this, work ...
20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
Earth is home to some truly bizarre and breathtaking landscapes — here are 20 that look straight out of an alien world.
NASA’s Historic Asteroid Sample Holds Clues to Life’s Origins
The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from asteroid Bennu in 2020.
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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...
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Asteroid Bennu holds secrets of water evaporated billions of years ago, study shocks
Scientists have discovered a unique sequence of minerals that formed from evaporated water in samples from Bennu.