New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 ...
NASA’s Asteroid Sample Reveals a Shocking Link Between Space and Earth’s Salt Lakes
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, ...
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Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu
Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...
For lakes’ sake, keep pavement on a low-salt diet
As Minnesota prepares for a return to wintery weather this week, most of us will rely on a crucial tool to clear the roads and sidewalks: salt. It is estimated that we toss more than 350,000 tons ...
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The Sound of Science - 'The Dangers of Fighting Fire with Salt Water'
NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?
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Winter Road Salt Keeps Drivers Safe, But Can Also Jeopardize Drinking Water
Each year, cities, states and individuals spread millions of tons of road salt, which can leach into nearby freshwater ...
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Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life
The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Simply defined, salinity is how salty water is, measured by the amount of dissolved ions and chemicals in the water. While most people might associate salinity with sodium and chloride — the ...