"It is remarkable that a molecule as fragile as ribose could be detected in such ancient material," Jason Dworkin, one of the study’s co-authors, pointed out. "These results will help guide our analyses of pristine samples from primitive asteroids Ryugu and Bennu, to be returned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 and NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft."
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which is on its way back to Earth, fired a “bullet” into the asteroid Ryugu in February to collect material from the space rock. OSIRIS-REx, which is orbiting the asteroid Bennu, has made several incredible discoveries on the space rock, including the presence of water.
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'Extraterrestrial Highway' sign reappears after Storm Area 51 events | Las Vegas Review-Journal
A new version of the sign was reinstalled at the junction of state Routes 318 and 375 in Lincoln County after the former one, which was covered in stickers and graffiti, was taken down ahead of the Alienstock and Area 51 Basecamp events, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
The sign is the most stolen sign in the state and was installed at a taller height to reduce vandalism and theft, according to NDOT.
The 98-mile stretch of State Route 375 between Crystal Springs and Warm Springs was given its nickname in 1996 by the Nevada Commission on Tourism. The Extraterrestrial Highway name is designed to bring travelers to the remote reaches of south-central Nevada, where old atomic bomb test sites, secret defense department airstrips and large, isolated areas of military land create a marketable mystique.
Love Thy Extraterrestrial Neighbor | Christianity Today
But there’s one thing you need to know about astrobiology: it is the only science that has no subject for study. Internet aside, we have no aliens.
Douglas Estes is associate professor of New Testament and practical theology at South University. He is the editor of Didaktikos , and his latest book is Braving the Future: Christian Faith in a World of Limitless Tech .
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NASA Is Going to Test Drive an Alien-Hunting Robot In Antarctica - VICE
NASA is gearing up to test drive a submersible robot underneath Antarctica's sea ice, with hopes of eventually sending a similar machine to search for aliens in the subsurface oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa.
While BRUIE would not be able to probe the depths of alien seas, it could be extremely useful for studying the zone where ice crusts and the ocean environment interact.
"BRUIE, however, uses buoyancy to remain anchored against the ice and is impervious to most currents," he said.
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NASA finds 'extraterrestrial sugar' on meteorites https://t.co/8xyzfUNSc5 https://t.co/8IQ2sD0OWE nypost (from New York, NY) Wed Nov 20 20:04:19 +0000 2019
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