Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
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Pallasite Meteorites: The Beautiful Gemstone Space Rocks That Totally Baffle Scientists
Meteors, meteorites, comets ... and pristine rocks in the Solar System,” explains the Natural History Museum. “Chondrites are the material from which the Solar System formed.
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Earth is bombarded with rocks from space – but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?
The Archers, a retired couple, refused these offers, opting instead to sell it to the Auckland War Memorial Museum for public ...
Life-bearing water arrived on Earth later rather than sooner, meteorite analysis suggests
A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...
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The Evolution of the Boonshoft Museum Through the Years
The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery was in the news recently, after it was announced that the museum plans to invest about $10.5 million into its north Dayton facility, which will update, replace and ...
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Bern researchers discover freshly fallen meteorite in Oman
Researchers from Bern have recovered a freshly fallen meteorite in Oman. It is the second such find in which the Natural History Museum in Bern has been involved. The meteorite also contains a ...
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Earth is bombarded with rocks from space — but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?
While the organisation professes to “have no commercial interest in meteorites” and pledges to donate all to museums, not all meteorite hunters are so willing to donate the spoils of their ...