Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample, but it’s not as exciting as it sounds
A recent discovery made by scientists working with a sample of rock from outer space highlights one of the huge challenges ...
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Life Found On Ryugu Asteroid Sample, But It Looks Very Familiar
Samples taken from the space-returned piece of asteroid Ryugu were collected and prepared under strict anti-contamination ...
Asteroid Ryugu Sample Was 'Rapidly Colonised' By Earth Bacteria: Study
The sample from the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after they were brought to the planet, scientists ...
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get ...
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A sample from Ryugu asteroid is teeming with life — but it’s not aliens
Last year, a study reported the discovery of organic molecules on asteroid Ryugu, sparking discussions about the origins of life and the possibility of panspermia — the idea that life could be seeded ...
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Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life — from Earth
Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But ...
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Asteroid Fragment Reveals Signs of Life, But It's Not What You Think
We've known for a while that complex chemistry occurs in space. Organic molecules have been detected in cold molecular clouds ...
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Asteroid Sample Was Quickly Taken Over By Life – In A Sterilized Environment!
Asteroid Ryugu was altered by water and contains organic molecules older than the Sun. The building blocks of RNA and Vitamin ...
Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria
A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms ...
Chinese cat robot built to always stick landing could revolutionise asteroid mining, scientists say
Chinese scientists have built a cat-inspired robot designed to adjust its posture and stick its landing even in low-gravity ...
Scientists make embarrassing discovery on asteroid sample they thought had signs of alien life
HOPES of finding traces of alien life in the universe have been scuppered yet again. And this time on asteroid Ryugu, a space ...
Rare Asteroid Sample Contaminated by Microorganisms Despite Scientists’ Best Efforts
A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life.