Celebrate Planets Near and Far This April
Learn more about the diversity of life on Earth, missions to Mars and much more this month at the National Museum of Natural History
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New Research Reveals That the Asteroid Bennu Likely Originated on Outskirts of the Solar System
Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant origin
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Searching for Earth's Oldest Rocks: Follow a Smithsonian Expedition to the Remote Northwest Territories
High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the continents, oceans and life on Earth
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Meet the Scientist Venturing to Remote Canada in Search of the Earth’s Oldest Rocks
Smithsonian researcher Wriju Chowdhury is part of an expedition searching for 4-billion-year-old crystals that could uncover the secrets behind Earth’s early history
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