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NASA's returned asteroid samples hold ingredients of life from watery world
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...
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A peek into the stars: NASA opens asteroid Bennu sample capsule
The sample from Bennu arrived on Earth in October ... technicians need to remove the metal collar surrounding the canister that holds the probe. Once done, they'll prepare the glove box with ...
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The creation of life: Asteroid Bennu samples bring new insight into the age-old question
With the return of an Asteroid Bennu sample in 2023 as part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, researchers from the University of Arizona have made significant discoveries toward understanding the ...
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Nasa reveals first findings from asteroid that could explain origins of life
A sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been found to contain an abundance of water and carbon, reinforcing the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. Just two weeks after ...