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NASA finds 'key to life'

Bennu Asteroid Contains Material Needed for Life, NASA Mission Finds

This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter essential to life in dust and rock retrieved from an asteroid known as Bennu. The finding supports the theory that near-Earth asteroids,

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Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

Space on MSN · 1d

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, named Bennu, was the focus of a very dreamy NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx that launched in 2016.

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New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in just seven years.

India Today · 1h

Could cause severe damage: Asteroid cruising toward Earth, Nasa assessing risk

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024.

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Asteroid placed at top of NASA risk list with chance it could hit Earth in 2032

The newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 is thought to be large enough to wipe out a city and has triggered global defence plans

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NASA Tracking Truck-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...

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Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Scientists warn of a football field-sized asteroid on a collision course with Earth

A massive asteroid, codenamed '2024 YR4', potentially poses a collision threat to Earth in December 2032. With a diameter ...

The Mirror US on MSN1h

Colossal asteroid puts scientists on alert over fears it could slam into Earth as experts reveal the odds

The newly-discovered space rock is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft (40m to 100m) across and has been placed at the ...

3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Life on the rocks

The planet that the asteroid was once a part of contained a salty ocean. Scientists found 11 minerals in the samples, but more importantly, they found 14 out of 20 key building blocks for life -- at ...

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The Most Significant Space Missions Set for 2025

2025 is set to be an amazing year of space missions as many moon landings are planned and significant test launches.

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