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A Brazilian cosmologist discovered an asteroid-inspired shortcut that could slash Mars travel time to five months round trip. The 2031 planetary alignment offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity for faster space exploration.
Scientists peering inside rocks from asteroid Bennu discovered something unexpected: tiny crack networks that solve a puzzle about how asteroids behave in space. The discovery came from samples that traveled 4 billion miles to reach Earth.
Scientists discovered all five nucleobases that form DNA and RNA in samples from asteroid Ryugu, suggesting life's essential ingredients exist throughout our solar system. The finding offers new clues about how these crucial molecules may have arrived on early Earth.
Scientists are closer to solving a 200-year mystery about a giant metal asteroid that might be the exposed heart of a destroyed planet. New crater simulations will help NASA's spacecraft unlock Psyche's secrets when it arrives in 2029.
Scientists found all five DNA and RNA building blocks in samples from asteroid Ryugu, strengthening the idea that space rocks delivered the ingredients for life to early Earth. This discovery brings us closer to understanding how life began on our planet.