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Futurism
3 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Find Organic Matter in Sample From Distant Asteroid

Researchers studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu have found cometary organic matter, supporting the theory that life on Earth may have been seeded by ancient asteroid impacts.
The samples contained 'melt splashes' with carbonaceous materials that resemble primitive organic matter, suggesting that cometary dust mixed with Ryugu's hydrous silicates. [ more ]
Mail Online
5 months ago
OMG science

NASA's asteroid samples may hold clues to how life formed on Earth

The sample collected from the asteroid Bennu is rich in carbon, a building block of life, and contains significant amounts of water.
Scientists believe that asteroids like Bennu may have delivered the building blocks of life to Earth billions of years ago. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
OMG science

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth may offer clue to life's origin

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has collected particles from the asteroid Bennu and scientists are analyzing them to better understand the origin of life.
Preliminary analysis of the asteroid material has revealed carbon-based organics and other intriguing molecules, shedding light on the molecular building blocks of the solar system. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
OMG science

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth may offer clue to life's origin

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has collected particles from the asteroid Bennu and scientists are analyzing them to better understand the origin of life.
Preliminary analysis of the asteroid material has revealed carbon-based organics and other intriguing molecules, shedding light on the molecular building blocks of the solar system. [ more ]
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Inverse
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Did Life on Earth Come From Space? A New Study Gives the Theory a Boost

Some building blocks essential for life, such as peptides, may form more easily in space and could have been delivered to Earth by meteorites or comets. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

Scientists replicated Earth's earliest form of evolution in the lab

RNA World hypothesis suggests RNA predates life
RNA polymerase ribozymes play crucial role in RNA evolution [ more ]
Futurism
2 months ago
OMG science

Life Spreads Through Universe in Cosmic Dust, Paper Suggests

Life on Earth may result from particles that create stars.
Panspermia theory suggests life seeds can travel between planets. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
OMG science

Saturn's Death Star' moon may have a secret young ocean scientists

Mimas, Saturn's moon, may have a young ocean beneath its surface
The ocean on Mimas is estimated to be 5-15 million years old [ more ]
Mail Online
3 months ago
OMG science

Life on Earth may have started when lightning hit volcano eruptions

Lightning from volcanic eruptions in ancient times emitted extreme levels of nitrogen, which triggered the earliest lifeforms.
Nitrogen combined with lightning strikes reacts with oxygen and produces nitrogen oxide, creating an environment suitable for life to develop and sustain. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
OMG science

Poison Gas Hints at Potential for Life on an Ocean Moon of Saturn

Hydrogen cyanide, a deadly poison, has been detected on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn.
Hydrogen cyanide could have played a key role in the origin of life on Enceladus. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 month ago
Science

How did life on Earth begin? Cracks may have been the key.

The study demonstrates how heat flowing through interconnected geologic cracks could produce complex building blocks of life on early Earth. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
Science

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth may offer clue to life's origin

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has collected particles from the asteroid Bennu and scientists are analyzing them to better understand the origin of life.
Preliminary analysis of the asteroid material has revealed carbon-based organics and other intriguing molecules, shedding light on the molecular building blocks of the solar system. [ more ]
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