Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
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.
The fragments then formed Bennu and other "rubble pile" asteroids - loose amalgamations of rocky material rather than solid ...
These asteroids are some of the most primitive objects in the solar system, potentially holding organic molecules and water-rich minerals that predate Earth itself. As a "rubble pile" asteroid ...
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
Previous research suggests that such binary asteroids form when a rubble-pile "parent" asteroid — composed of loosely held ...
Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week, and both are unusually large for visitors to the ...
The primary goal, he said, is to make sure Odin turns on and communicates back to Earth. Mission success, Gialich told his ...
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