NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...
This image, taken by NASA's Osiris-Rex probe in December 2018 ... These molecules, although not alive, indicate that the building blocks of life can form in space. The presence of ammonia and saline ...