NASA Reveals Carbon-Rich Bennu Asteroid Samples and Origins of Life on Earth

NASA Reveals Carbon-Rich Bennu Asteroid Samples and Origins of Life on Earth

Jakarta – The United States Space Agency, NASA, has succeeded in revealing the contents contained in samples of the asteroid Bennu. The sample was shown in the auditorium of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston. “The OSIRIS-REx sample is the largest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever sent to Earth and will help scientists investigate the origins of … Read more

The Unexpected CO2 Contributor: Weathered Rocks

The Unexpected CO2 Contributor: Weathered Rocks

Jakarta – The facts state that the natural weathering of rocks, which usually acts as a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, can also be a large CO2 contributor. In fact, the CO2 produced can rival that of a volcano. As reported by research entitled “Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink” by Jesse … Read more

Exploring Asteroids: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Reveals Insights

Exploring Asteroids: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Reveals Insights

Tuesday, 1 August 2023 – 10:01 WIB LIVE Techno – In October 2020, the NASA (Aviation and Space Agency) OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the asteroid Bennu. The probe has been orbiting its target for nearly two years, lowering the robotic arm and scooping up about 4.4 pounds (2 kilograms) of rocky and dusty material from the … Read more

Astronomers Reveal the Smallest and Largest Asteroids in the Solar System’s Size Range, According to Merdeka.com

Asteroid Apophis. ©2019 NASA Reporter: Hari Ariyanti Merdeka.com – The asteroid caused the extinction of the dinosaurs millions of years ago, when a giant space rock hit Earth. But not all asteroids are Earth destroyers. Asteroids come in a variety of sizes, some small and some very large. So, what are the largest and smallest … Read more

The man finds the golden wishing stone and discovers a rare meteorite

Jakarta – In 2015, David Hole searched for precious minerals in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. Armed with a metal detector, he finds something unusual, a very heavy reddish stone set in yellow clay. He took some of the stones home and tried various ways to open them. Hole believes there is gold in … Read more

Can an asteroid destroy the Earth? Scientists have an explanation

Merdeka.com – For more than 160 million years, dinosaurs have ruled the Earth. But the age of the dinosaurs ended when an asteroid the size of 10 kilometers hit Earth about 66 million years ago. Earthquake earth, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, the climatic disasters that occurred after the impact. Eventually 75 percent of living things on … Read more

NASA researchers will bring rocks from Mars to Earth, when?

Jakarta – A NASA research team has collected rocks from Mars. These stones will be brought to Earth for further research. The plan is that the rocks will be introduced by 2030. Quoted by NBC News (9/10/2022), astronomers are eagerly waiting for these rock samples to arrive on Earth. Analysis of rock samples from Mars … Read more

In search of water on asteroids, did life on Earth begin from space?

Merdeka.com – The team of scientists managed to find evidence of water on an asteroid that came from 300 million kilometers from Earth. This new discovery is believed to provide a new understanding of the idea that life on Earth originated from space. Proof of water was found when a team of scientists analyzed a … Read more

History of Hajar Aswad, a Stone Glorified by God and Called to Come from Heaven

Jakarta – Hajar Aswad is a black stone located in one corner of the Kaaba. In a history, this stone is said to have come from heaven given to Ismail AS through the intermediary of Jibril. The opinion about the Black Stone coming from this heaven is also narrated by Ibn Katsir in Qishash al-Anbiya … Read more