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NASA says it has discovered DNA ingredients on an asteroid, substantiating the fact that alien life existedThe DNA ingredients discovered on the asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that life-building blocks exist beyond Earth.31 Jan, 2025, 09.51 PM IST- Is there life on other planets and moons? NASA makes big revelation based on returned asteroid samplesNASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered molecules vital to life and a history of saltwater on asteroid Bennu. The findings suggest essential c...30 Jan, 2025, 02.05 AM IST
- NASA’s Bennu asteroid samples reveal building blocks of life, say scientistsScientists have discovered essential life-building compounds in dust from asteroid Bennu, supporting the theory that asteroids contributed ...30 Jan, 2025, 01.07 AM IST
- Asteroid may become new wonder-food for astronauts, claims new studyA study published in The International Journal of Astrobiology reveals a groundbreaking concept where astronauts could use asteroids to mee...07 Oct, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
- Secrets of life found by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission: Surprising findings from Bennu asteroid sampleNASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed groundbreaking findings from the Bennu asteroid, uncovering key ingredients for life, including phos...29 Jun, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
- NASA's Bennu asteroid sample contains carbon, water. Did building blocks of life on Earth come from asteroids?NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission collected the sample from the 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu in October 2020. It contains carbon and water m...11 Oct, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
- Researchers find building block of RNA, vitamin B3 in sample taken from near-Earth asteroid Ryugu; Details hereSamples obtained from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission have been found to contain organic molecules.22 Mar, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
- Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroidIntriguingly, the crater, named "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a hug...19 Aug, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
- NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. Here’s how to watch the launchNASA plans to host a livestream of the launch on its YouTube channel starting at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.24 Nov, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
- What has Japan's Hayabusa2 mission accomplished?Launched on Dec. 3, 2014, the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down twice on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometres (190...07 Dec, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
- Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samplesJapan's space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples f...05 Dec, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
- What will be NASA's next big solar system mission?Washington, May 6 (IANS) A new mission to Saturn's moons Titan or Enceladus to find signs of life beyond Earth cannot be ruled out as NASA ...06 May, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
- NASA mission tests thrusters on journey to asteroidWashington, Oct 10 (IANS) The US space agency has successfully maneuvered its spacecraft on way to asteroid Bennu, fine-tuning its trajecto...10 Oct, 2016, 10.59 AM IST
- NASA to launch spacecraft to near-Earth asteroidKnown as OVIRS, the instrument will measure visible and near-infrared light reflected and emitted from the asteroid and split the light int...26 Jul, 2016, 01.16 PM IST
- NASA wants your tweets, pics for asteroid mission time capsuleThe robotic mission will spend more than two years at the 1,760-foot-wide asteroid and return a minimum of 60 g of its surface material.03 Sep, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
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