Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

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In a recent study, scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea ...

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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what ...

A big question in the origin of life on Earth is why it is based solely on "left-handed" amino acids. Studies on asteroid ...

Bennu asteroid sample reveals amino acids and nucleobases essential for Water-related minerals in the sample point to ancient chemical processe Equal left- and right-handed amino acids raise questions ...

A hot water extract from an asteroid Bennu sample (left, “Bennu tea”) was found to contain a surprising abundance of ammoni.(NASA) In a major twist to the study of life beyond Earth ...

Asteroid Bennu, once thought a lifeless relic, has surprised scientists with briny traces of life's raw ingredients. Samples collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveal not only water marks from ...

A modern case in point: The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. The OSIRIS-REx mission launched in 2016. Its main aim was to study Bennu and retrieve samples to bring back ...

Does it suggest that Bennu, or a Bennu sibling, could have brought these building blocks of life or brought life to earth? How does it impact our big picture? DANNY GLAVIN: I mean, absolutely. I think ...