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NASA Finds a Crucial Life-Building Chemical on Jupiter’s Moon
- Saturday January 31, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists studying archival Galileo spacecraft data have identified ammonia-bearing compounds on Europa for the first time. The ammonia appears along surface cracks, indicating recent transport from the moon’s subsurface ocean. Because ammonia contains nitrogen and degrades quickly under radiation, its presence strengthens Europa’s status as a...
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Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
- Friday January 31, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu, revealing amino acids, nucleobases, ammonia, and minerals formed in saltwater. These organic compounds, vital to life, suggest that the building blocks for life might have existed in other regions of the early solar system. The discovery of evaporite minerals, including halite ...
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NASA Finds a Crucial Life-Building Chemical on Jupiter’s Moon
- Saturday January 31, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Scientists studying archival Galileo spacecraft data have identified ammonia-bearing compounds on Europa for the first time. The ammonia appears along surface cracks, indicating recent transport from the moon’s subsurface ocean. Because ammonia contains nitrogen and degrades quickly under radiation, its presence strengthens Europa’s status as a...
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Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
- Friday January 31, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu, revealing amino acids, nucleobases, ammonia, and minerals formed in saltwater. These organic compounds, vital to life, suggest that the building blocks for life might have existed in other regions of the early solar system. The discovery of evaporite minerals, including halite ...
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