carbonaceous chondrites
Samples of Asteroid Ryugu Contain More Than 20 Amino Acids
The samples obtained by Hayabusa2 have revealed that the Near Earth Asteroid Ryugu contains 20 strains of amino acids -…
2 years ago
The Building Blocks of Earth Could Have Come From Farther out in the Solar System
Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago via accretion. Earth's building blocks were chunks of rock of varying sizes. From…
3 years ago
Water was Already Here Before the Earth Formed
Where did Earth's water come from? That's one of the most compelling questions in the ongoing effort to understand life's…
3 years ago
The Early Solar System Had a Gap Where the Asteroid Belt is Today
Wind the cosmic clock back a few billion years and our Solar System looked much different than it does today.…
3 years ago
What Percent of Earth is Water?
The Earth is often compared to a majestic blue marble, especially by those privileged few who have gazed upon it…
10 years ago
Rethinking the Source of Earth’s Water
Earth, with its blue hue visible from space, is known for its abundant water - predominately locked in oceans -…
12 years ago