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Space Mysteries: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Reveals Some of Planet Earth’s Ancient Origins
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Space Mysteries: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Reveals Some of Planet Earth’s Ancient Origins

[ad_1] The ultimate aim of space scientists is to discover the origins of life and then figure out how things may move in the future in a better, more predicatble, way. Easier said than done, but scientists across the globe are hard at work on it. In 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a groundbreaking discovery on asteroid Bennu, shedding light on the building blocks of life on Earth. This remarkable finding adds to our understanding of how Earth became a life-sustaining planet.NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission unveiled evidence of the "building blocks of life on Earth" after collecting samples from asteroid Bennu. The mission provided vital insights into the role of asteroids like Bennu in shaping Earth's sustainability, affirming their significance. NASA's administrator, Bill Nelson, cal...
Carl Sagan’s reflections: Amazing images of Earth captured from Mars – pale blue dot
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Carl Sagan’s reflections: Amazing images of Earth captured from Mars – pale blue dot

[ad_1] If you look afar from space, our planet and the moon will look like a small bright dot. But, from Mars, you can see a little more than just two bright dots orbiting. Although you might have seen mesmerizing photos of our planet from previous space missions, but these images of the Earth by ESA from Mars, show our planet as just a “pale blue dot”.“On the special occasion of Mars Express's 20th anniversary since launch, we wanted to bring Carl Sagan's reflections back to the present day, in which the worsening climate and ecological crisis make them more valid than ever,” says Jorge Hernandez Bernal of the University of the Basque Country and Sorbonne University, and part of the Mars Express team who initiated this image. The recent image shows the clear concern over the planet's c...