An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...
NASA Tracking Three Vehicle-Sized Asteroids Nearing Earth Today
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
NASA Uncovers Life’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu’s Pristine Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...
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.
Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...
Tiny Garden is an adorable Polly Pocket-sized farm sim where you crank a handle to grow crops
Cozy farm sim games just keep getting tinier these days. Small enough to dock to the bottom of your monitor like Rusty's Retirement, and in the case of Tiny Garden, small enough to fit inside a Polly ...
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NASA says 370 feet asteroid approaching the Earth today
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2 ... formed during the early time of the formation of the solar system, 4.6 billion years ago. These rock bodies orbit around the ...
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GRU Authority ends solar agreement, residents discuss fluoride
The Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Authority voted to end a solar agreement on Wednesday with Origis Energy first started in 2020, stopping the plans to build a 75-megawatt installation in ...
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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using the nation's brand-new heavy lift rockets. When you purchase through ...
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P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first
It's from the asteroid belt… between Mars and Jupiter, so it's come a long way. - Chris Herd, University of Alberta But as far as his research has found, there has never been recorded audio from ...
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Solar farm approved near former colliery
A new solar farm has been approved on land near a former coal mine. The scheme, at Seaham, was backed by Durham County Council's planning committee. Developer Environmena will build the facility ...
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Giant asteroid will be visible with binoculars
An asteroid the ... In fact, the solar system is littered with asteroids — debris left over from the formation of the solar system. The largest number are in a belt between the orbits of Mars ...