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According to a study released on December 21, scientists analysed organic compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) — which were extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite. They found that certain are PAHs "likely to be formed in the cold areas of space between stars, rather than in hot regions near stars as was previously thought", Curtin University said in a report. Scientists from Curtin's WA-Organic and Isotope…

Recent research in ACS Central Science reveals that carbamic acid, a simple amino acid, might have formed in interstellar ices near forming stars or planets, much earlier than life on Earth. This suggests that essential life components could have originated from outer space and been brought to Earth via meteorites or comets. New research suggests that carbamic acid, a basic amino acid, could have originated in interstellar ices, indicating that life’s building blocks predate Earth and were possibly delivered via…

Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits.A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September. The precious cargo is currently aboard OSIRIS-REx, a US space probe launched in 2016 to Bennu, which orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 105 million miles (168 million kilometers). Long white sleeves hang from the huge metal and glass box in…

On July 22, 2023, KISS OF LIFE member Julie issued a public apology on Twitter for using the N-word while singing during her trainee days. The incident had occurred five years ago, and a video clip resurfaced online, prompting her response. The footage was from Julie's time as a YG Entertainment trainee at the DEF Music Academy, where trainees were preparing for auditions. KISS OF LIFE's JULIE (Courtesy: S2 Entertainment) At the age of 17, she sang B.o.B's "Strange Clouds" (feat. Lil Wayne) and used the N-word…

At 29 years old, Anna is full of self-loathing. She hates her job, her boyfriend is having an affair and her parents’ response to her troubles is indifferent at best. This is the starting point for A Voice of One’s Own, the first novel to be published by The School of Life. In its pages, fiction and self-help make for uneasy bedfellows.Co-founded by philosopher Alain de Botton in 2008, The School of Life broadly aims to teach its “students” how to lead calmer, more fulfilling lives. Its publishing arm, launched in 2016,…

Plate tectonics involves the horizontal movement and interaction of large plates on Earth’s surface. New research indicates that mobile plate tectonics—thought to be necessary for the creation of a habitable planet—was not occurring on Earth 3.9 billion years ago. Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael OsadciwA multi-institution team found evidence that the Earth’s magnetic field was stable 3.9 to 3.4 billion years ago when life is thought to have emerged, suggesting that continents were fixed rather than…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When the day is filled with news of mass shootings, police malfeasance and "me too" courtroom escapades, people turn to entertainment media, where they watch—as it turns out—more negativity, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests. Researchers have long known that people use media to…

A new discovery has boosted the chances of life soon being found on another world. NASA has announced the detection of phosphorus, the rarest element that’s essential to life, in the oceans of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.Six elements are essential for life as we know it to exist and function – carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur. Of those, phosphorus is by far the hardest to come by, so much so that scientists have suggested that its relative rarity in the cosmos could put a hard limit on how common…

The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, the project aims to develop a spacecraft in the coming years and then launch it in 2028 to study various asteroids. “This mission is a follow up and a follow on the Mars mission, where it was the first mission to Mars from the region," said…

Carbonate rock samples collected from the North China Craton. Credit: Christina Franusich for Virginia Tech.Although the oceans from ancient times have disappeared, the events that occurred in them have been recorded in rocks. By examining these rocks, we can connect Earth’s past to its present and future, gaining a deeper understanding of our planet’s history.Could nitrate be responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A group of geoscientists from Virginia Tech has uncovered evidence that suggests the…