The discovery of the nucleobase uracil is a big step forward for astrobiology. One of the four nucleobases of RNA has been discovered in samples …
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Asteroid Science Reveals Mind-blowing Details About Our Solar System
It seems that RNA and DNA initially formed on Earth from nucleobases brought here by asteroid impacts and meteorite falls long ago. However, there is another possibility.
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But the new result is controversial. A fresh asteroid-strike study is generating controversy among scientists, a report suggests. A NASA-funded study …
Phaethon is just the 11th known asteroid to demonstrate a changing rotational period. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency intends to launch its …
Spectroscopic observations by the Very Large Telescope found no trace of water on the asteroid. Six months after NASA slammed a spacecraft into an …
The battered asteroid Dimorphos also has five newly named boulders. NASA's dramatic Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a rousing success, …
