Earth bacteria colonize valuable samples from asteroid Ryugu
Illustration of the asteroid Ryugu (right)(generated by canva). Illustration of Bacillus bacteria (left) (generated by Canva). Image credit: Nihal Sayyad (created with Canva).

Earth bacteria colonize valuable samples from asteroid Ryugu

The rare and valuable sample of the asteroid Ryugu was found to be contaminated by Earth bacteria. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft collected the samples from…

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A 3-foot-bright fireball asteroid 2024 RW1 burnt up over the Philippines on Wednesday, September 4
Asteroid 2024 RW1 burning up in the sky. Image credit: Marvin Coloma via American Meteor Society

A 3-foot-bright fireball asteroid 2024 RW1 burnt up over the Philippines on Wednesday, September 4

Observers were stunned as a bright fireball asteroid burnt in the atmosphere over the Philippines on Wednesday, September 4. Research technologist Jacqueline Fazekas discovered the asteroid known as 2024 RW1…

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