NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, collected samples from asteroid Bennu and returned them to Earth in 2023. Analysis revealed all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, supporting the idea that life’s building blocks existed in the early solar system.
February 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, collected samples from asteroid Bennu and returned them to Earth in 2023. Analysis revealed all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, supporting the idea that life’s building blocks existed in the early solar system.
On August 7, 2024, a NASA-funded telescope, ATLAS, detected a small asteroid that closely orbits the Sun. Through detailed analysis of the asteroid's surface composition, scientists concluded that it is likely a fragment ejected from the Moon.
January 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On August 7, 2024, a NASA-funded telescope, ATLAS, detected a small asteroid that closely orbits the Sun. Through detailed analysis of the asteroid's surface composition, scientists concluded that it is likely a fragment ejected from the Moon.