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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.

Are humans the aliens? NASA finds all of life's key ingredients in asteroid Bennu sample

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have seeded life.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission teases new insights on how life began

NASA and its partners have published the first wave of information about the samples collected in the OSIRIS-REx mission. "The findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest the conditions necessary for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system,

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Scientists find a 'next step on a pathway to life' in space

Samples of organic matter returned from the asteroid Bennu support the theory that asteroids could have brought the building ...

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The odds of alien life just increased, NASA says after discovering DNA ingredients on an asteroid

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds

Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...

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‘Enceladus is next’: A tiny asteroid just proved Saturn’s Moon might host life

Asteroid Bennu’s dust reveals amino acid precursors and ancient water traces, fueling hopes that Saturn’s moon Enceladus and ...

NASA, SpaceX, and India Propel Humanity's Cosmic Journey

NASA is set to collaborate with SpaceX to return astronauts from the ISS amidst plans for further cosmic exploration. Samples ...

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Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

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