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Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact

Alignment of the meteorite’s dates with impacts on Earth and asteroid 4 Vesta gives rare three-body evidence that refines how early bombardment may have shaped emerging life.

Study Finds Earth’s Phosphorus and Nitrogen Came From the Inner Solar System

Rubin Observatory Unveils 11,000 Newly Discovered Asteroids

Hayabusa2’s Ryugu Samples Confirm All Five DNA/RNA Bases, Pointing to Space-Born Formation Clues

Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

New Analysis Finds Asteroid Belt’s Active Mass Shrinking by 0.0088% Per Million Years

UGA Researchers Propose 'McDonough Meteorite' Name for 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Space Rock