The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring
The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
Asteroid Bennu has all five amino acids for genetic material
Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain the building blocks of life as we know it. Scientists are enthusiastic.
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Asteroid Bennu Contains Life's 'Basic Building Blocks': Studies
The findings suggest Bennu's parent was once home to pockets of liquid water. When these evaporated, they left behind a ...
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Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office In Wake Of Trump Executive Order
In a move that has sent ripples through the US cultural sector, the Smithsonian Institution has shuttered its diversity ...
Treacherous ridges: the moon may not be "geologically dead" at all
Soil structures found on the back of the moon indicate that the moon was still geologically active a comparatively short time ...