Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for ...
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Scientists Just Found a Secret Ingredient of Life on Asteroid Bennu — And It’s Changing Everything

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed a striking new clue in the puzzle of life’s origins. A small rock sample collected ...
New York Post

NASA prepares for return of asteroid sample after breakthrough 7-year mission

NASA’s first spacecraft to collect a sample from an asteroid will complete its 7-year mission later this year when OSIRIS-REx drops off some of asteroid Bennu in Utah. OSIRIS-REx – a fancy acronym for ...
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Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.
Digital Trends

Measure twice, laser once. Meet the scientists prodding NASA’s first asteroid sample

A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right of the container. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water ...
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In NASA asteroid samples, scientists discover key building blocks of life

An artist's rendering depicts the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-and-Go Sample Arm Mechanism. In samples taken from a distant asteroid, scientists have discovered a ...
The New York Times

A NASA Spacecraft Comes Home With an Asteroid Gift for Earth

The seven-year Osiris-Rex mission ended on Sunday with the return of regolith from the asteroid Bennu, which might hold clues about the origins of our solar system and life. By Katrina Miller A ...
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NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid

Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.Video above: NASA predicts large asteroid could impact EarthA NASA spacecraft will fly by Earth on Sunday ...
Forbes

NASA On Cusp Of ‘Asteroid Autumn’ With Three Exciting Missions

This artist's concept depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide) asteroid Psyche, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. In two weeks one of the highest profile space ...
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This Week A Piece Of The Most Dangerous Asteroid Will Land In America

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Space.com

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return needs an awesome soundtrack. Here's how you can submit your favorite songs

NASA's first asteroid sample will return to Earth next week, and you can help create the soundtrack for the spacecraft's epic touchdown. NASA is preparing a playlist for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's ...
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NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.Video above: Scientists discuss ...