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3mo ago

Rare Hillsborough Meteorite Shows Salty Brines and Diverse Amino Acids

Laboratory analyses trace the rock to a salt‑altered region of the inner asteroid belt, offering evidence that primitive asteroids could have delivered prebiotic molecules to early Earth.

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last yr.

Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Distant Earth–Moon Portrait During Instrument Checkout

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last yr.

China Launches Tianwen-2 to Sample Asteroid Kamo’oalewa