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New Jersey meteorite provides hints to ancient life

It’s not every day that you get historic roof damage.At least that’s true for one New Jersey house,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #ancientlife #ancientwater #asteroid #asteroidbelt #Bennu #brine #briny #Chemistry #Hillsboroughmeteorite #meteor #Meteorite #mmnd #NewJersey #otherwordly #Research #salt #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/768935/

New Jersey meteorite provides hints to ancient life

It’s not every day that you get historic roof damage.At least that’s true for one New Jersey house,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #ancientlife #ancientwater #asteroid #asteroidbelt #Bennu #brine #briny #Chemistry #Hillsboroughmeteorite #meteor #Meteorite #mmnd #NewJersey #otherwordly #Research #salt #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/768935/

#PhotoOfTheDay: Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries

These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside #Asteroid #Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a mystery that baffled NASA for years.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/

#PhotoOfTheDay: Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries

These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside #Asteroid #Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a mystery that baffled NASA for years.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/

[Séminaire IRAP] Ce jeudi, les personnels de l'IRAP accueilleront Guy Libourel ( @umrGeoazur , Nice) qui offrira une brève restrospective de la mission #OsirisRex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) de retour d'échantillons de #Bennu, un astéroïde primitif géocroiseur,
et présentera les résultats majeurs obtenus par l’équipe scientifique internationale concernant #Bennu : https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/osirix-rex-une-mission-historique-de-retour-dechantillons-dun-asteroide-primitif/

[Séminaire IRAP] Ce jeudi, les personnels de l'IRAP accueilleront Guy Libourel ( @umrGeoazur , Nice) qui offrira une brève restrospective de la mission #OsirisRex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) de retour d'échantillons de #Bennu, un astéroïde primitif géocroiseur,
et présentera les résultats majeurs obtenus par l’équipe scientifique internationale concernant #Bennu : https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/osirix-rex-une-mission-historique-de-retour-dechantillons-dun-asteroide-primitif/

#KnowledgeBit: #Asteroid #Bennu, a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid, is a fascinating object of study, known for its potential hazard to Earth and its role in understanding the early solar system and the origins of life.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/browser?topic=Asteroid-Bennu

#KnowledgeBit: #Asteroid #Bennu, a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid, is a fascinating object of study, known for its potential hazard to Earth and its role in understanding the early solar system and the origins of life.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/browser?topic=Asteroid-Bennu

Bennu Asteroid Samples Show Uneven Distribution of Organic Compounds and Minerals

📰 Original title: NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample reveals a hidden chemical patchwork

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/bennu-asteroid-samples-show-uneven-distribution-of-organic-compounds-and-minerals/?redirpost=36c1fab3-5cc7-4467-80f3-0782c68731c6

#astronomy #asteroid #bennu #organiccompounds

Spannend, die Bausteine des Lebens scheinen in vielen Meteoriten vorzukommen, wie jetzt eine Untersuchung an Proben von #Bennu, #Ryugu und zwei auf der Erde gefundenen Meteoriten nachgewiesen wurde.

https://borncity.eu/senioren/2026/03/21/asteroid-ryugu-enthaelt-bausteine-des-lebens/

Spannend, die Bausteine des Lebens scheinen in vielen Meteoriten vorzukommen, wie jetzt eine Untersuchung an Proben von #Bennu, #Ryugu und zwei auf der Erde gefundenen Meteoriten nachgewiesen wurde.

https://borncity.eu/senioren/2026/03/21/asteroid-ryugu-enthaelt-bausteine-des-lebens/

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

Significant Mission Milestones in OSIRIS-REx Journey to Bennu and Back ✨

#Asteroid #Astrophysics #AtmosphericComposition #Bennu #Biosphere #CarbonDioxide #EarthInformationCenter #EarthScience

⏩ 7 new pictures and 8 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=85&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260121201514

https://www.europesays.com/at/55553/ Asteroid enthält alle Buchstaben des genetischen Codes – Forscher weisen alle fünf Nukleobasen in Proben vom Asteroiden Ryugu nach #Asteroid #AT #Austria #Bennu #DNA #DNABase #Erbgut #Lebensbausteine #Nukleobasen #Österreich #RNABase #Ryugu #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Weltall #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

Organic #molecules delivered from #extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for #life on #Earth.

Now scientists report all five canonical #nucleobases—purines (#adenine and #guanine) and pyrimidines (#cytosine, #thymine and #uracil)—in samples returned from the C-type #asteroid (162173) #Ryugu.

Samples from Ryugu, #Bennu and #Orgueil, which have a similar mineralogy and elemental composition, show purine-to-pyrimidine ratios negatively correlating with #ammonia.

These observations indicate that the nucleobases in these samples may have formed via a shared pathway depending on the physicochemical environment of the respective parent bodies.

The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the #prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth.

#astronomy #astrobiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z

Organic #molecules delivered from #extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for #life on #Earth.

Now scientists report all five canonical #nucleobases—purines (#adenine and #guanine) and pyrimidines (#cytosine, #thymine and #uracil)—in samples returned from the C-type #asteroid (162173) #Ryugu.

Samples from Ryugu, #Bennu and #Orgueil, which have a similar mineralogy and elemental composition, show purine-to-pyrimidine ratios negatively correlating with #ammonia.

These observations indicate that the nucleobases in these samples may have formed via a shared pathway depending on the physicochemical environment of the respective parent bodies.

The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the #prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth.

#astronomy #astrobiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z

Organic #molecules delivered from #extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for #life on #Earth.

Now scientists report all five canonical #nucleobases—purines (#adenine and #guanine) and pyrimidines (#cytosine, #thymine and #uracil)—in samples returned from the C-type #asteroid (162173) #Ryugu.

Samples from Ryugu, #Bennu and #Orgueil, which have a similar mineralogy and elemental composition, show purine-to-pyrimidine ratios negatively correlating with #ammonia.

These observations indicate that the nucleobases in these samples may have formed via a shared pathway depending on the physicochemical environment of the respective parent bodies.

The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the #prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth.

#astronomy #astrobiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z

Organic #molecules delivered from #extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for #life on #Earth.

Now scientists report all five canonical #nucleobases—purines (#adenine and #guanine) and pyrimidines (#cytosine, #thymine and #uracil)—in samples returned from the C-type #asteroid (162173) #Ryugu.

Samples from Ryugu, #Bennu and #Orgueil, which have a similar mineralogy and elemental composition, show purine-to-pyrimidine ratios negatively correlating with #ammonia.

These observations indicate that the nucleobases in these samples may have formed via a shared pathway depending on the physicochemical environment of the respective parent bodies.

The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the #prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth.

#astronomy #astrobiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z

Organic #molecules delivered from #extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying building blocks for #life on #Earth.

Now scientists report all five canonical #nucleobases—purines (#adenine and #guanine) and pyrimidines (#cytosine, #thymine and #uracil)—in samples returned from the C-type #asteroid (162173) #Ryugu.

Samples from Ryugu, #Bennu and #Orgueil, which have a similar mineralogy and elemental composition, show purine-to-pyrimidine ratios negatively correlating with #ammonia.

These observations indicate that the nucleobases in these samples may have formed via a shared pathway depending on the physicochemical environment of the respective parent bodies.

The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the #prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth.

#astronomy #astrobiology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #CA #Canada #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRIS-REx(Origins #planetaryscience #PlanetaryScienceDivision #ResourceIdentification #Science #Security-RegolithExplorer) #SpectralInterpretation
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/542874/

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRIS-REx(Origins #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision #ResourceIdentification #Science #Security-RegolithExplorer) #SpectralInterpretation #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/480828/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/390047/ Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #Éire #IE #Ireland #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISREx(Origins #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision #ResourceIdentification #Science #SecurityRegolithExplorer) #Space #SpectralInterpretation

Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid #Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-68505-1 -> Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ and https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/

Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid #Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-68505-1 -> Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ and https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/

Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/ #NASA #Asteroids #Bennu

Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/ #NASA #Asteroids #Bennu

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ #NASA #Asteroids #Astromaterials #Bennu #JohnsonSpaceCenter #OSIRISRExOriginsSpectralInterpretationResourceIdentificationSecurityRegolithExplorer #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryScienceDivision

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu

#Bennu y los aminoácidos: la pista helada que complica el origen de los ingredientes de la vida

https://wwwhatsnew.com/2026/02/19/bennu-y-los-aminoacidos-la-pista-helada-que-complica-el-origen-de-los-ingredientes-de-la-vida/

#Bennu y los aminoácidos: la pista helada que complica el origen de los ingredientes de la vida

https://wwwhatsnew.com/2026/02/19/bennu-y-los-aminoacidos-la-pista-helada-que-complica-el-origen-de-los-ingredientes-de-la-vida/

#NASA Finds Building Blocks Of Life On Frozen Asteroid
Scientists have found evidence that #aminoacids, the chemical building blocks of life (specifically proteins), formed on the asteroid #Bennu when it was so far from the Sun as to be frozen. This directly contradicts previous belief that amino acids required liquid #water to form, through a process called Strecker synthesis. The scientists studied samples from Bennu retrieved by NASA's #OSIRISREx, published last week.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2103193/nasa-finds-building-blocks-life-froze-asteroid/

#NASA Finds Building Blocks Of Life On Frozen Asteroid
Scientists have found evidence that #aminoacids, the chemical building blocks of life (specifically proteins), formed on the asteroid #Bennu when it was so far from the Sun as to be frozen. This directly contradicts previous belief that amino acids required liquid #water to form, through a process called Strecker synthesis. The scientists studied samples from Bennu retrieved by NASA's #OSIRISREx, published last week.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2103193/nasa-finds-building-blocks-life-froze-asteroid/

What we have found on the #asteroid #Bennu forces us to rethink the #origin of #life

https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-we-have-on-150886275

https://odysee.com/@kult:e/What-we-have-found-on-the-asteroid-Bennu-forces-us-to-rethink-the-origin-of-life:0

Meteorites, asteroids, and comets can host prebiotic organic compounds. Amino acids in extraterrestrial materials originate from diverse precursor sources or formation mechanisms and/or undergo varied postformation alteration. #Bennu ☄️ #OriginOfLife? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Multiple formation pathways fo...

Meteorites, asteroids, and comets can host prebiotic organic compounds. Amino acids in extraterrestrial materials originate from diverse precursor sources or formation mechanisms and/or undergo varied postformation alteration. #Bennu ☄️ #OriginOfLife? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Multiple formation pathways fo...

Llevamos años buscando el origen de la vida en charcos calientes. #Bennu ha demostrado que el hielo radiactivo funciona igual de bien

https://www.xataka.com/espacio/creiamos-que-vida-necesitaba-calor-para-surgir-bennu-acaba-demostrarnos-que-hielo-radiactivo-igual-efectivo

Llevamos años buscando el origen de la vida en charcos calientes. #Bennu ha demostrado que el hielo radiactivo funciona igual de bien

https://www.xataka.com/espacio/creiamos-que-vida-necesitaba-calor-para-surgir-bennu-acaba-demostrarnos-que-hielo-radiactivo-igual-efectivo

[#Bennu @irap] Following a call for proposals, IRAP researchers received 19 mg of precious grains from the asteroid Bennu, collected by @nasa 's OSIRIS-REx mission. Their research is now focused on characterizing the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fullerenes present in these samples.

More info : https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2026/02/grains-from-asteroid-bennu-analyzed-at-the-university-of-toulouse/