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Newsweek · 13h

Minerals Crucial to Life Found in Asteroid Samples From Space

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth from outer space.

Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

Popular Science · 15h

Scientists find traces of life’s building blocks in historic asteroid samples

Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed, revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. The picture

Oregonian · 12h

Asteroid samples hint at how life formed on Earth, researchers say

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu, similar to the one that rained rocks over Revelstoke. Our research team has published a chemical analysis of those samples,

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Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

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Department of Geology now Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Geology has changed its name to the Department of Earth Sciences to better reflect the breath of its work.

Ancient Water, Alien Salts, and Life’s Building Blocks Were All Found in Bennu Asteroid

This photo of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 Polycam images collected on Dec. 2, 2024, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. NASA A ...

Earth's Crust May Be Peeling Away Deep Beneath California

Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving ...

Unveiling Japan's geological history through volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

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UB Department of Geology is now the Department of Earth Sciences

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo Department of Geology is about much more than rocks and minerals. Its faculty and ...

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