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[ad_1] A new study posits that interstellar cloud conditions may have played a significant role on the presence of key building blocks of life in the solar system. A new study led by Southwest Research Institute Research Scientist Dr. Danna Qasim posits that interstellar cloud conditions may have played a significant role on the presence of key building blocks of life in the solar system. "Carbonaceous chondrites, some of the oldest objects in the universe, are meteorites that are thought to have contributed to the origins of life. They contain several different molecules and organic substances, including amines and amino acids, which are key building blocks of life that were critical to creating life on Earth. These substances are necessary to create proteins and muscle tissue," Q...

[ad_1] NASA is preparing a meteorite protective measure for its Mars Sample Return spacecraft with the help of this gun. Spacecrafts are very advanced but highly sensitive vehicles which have to withstand the tremendous pressure of the vacuum in space. Although they are built to withstand the harsh conditions of outer space, they are still at a risk of being damaged by asteroids and meteorites. Even the smallest meteorite could damage the spacecraft enough to jeopardize the mission. NASA recently concluded its first planetary defense test to protect Earth against potential asteroid impacts. It seems like the space agency is planning the same strategy for its other spacecraft.NASA is currently testing a light-gas gun which hatter micrometeorite fragments and other space debris to prote...

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Secret Of Asteroids revealed? Scientists discover origins of building blocks of life

Genius NASA gun to protect Mars Sample Return spacecraft by shooting down meteorites