NASA revealed Wednesday its first asteroid samples that were delivered by a spacecraft last month, according to The Associated Press.
The sample of Bennu, a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid that was collected in space and brought back to Earth through
had evidence of high-carbon content and water, according toThe sample was collected of black dust and chunks from Bennu which is located about 60 million miles away. According to, the sample was collected by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft around three years ago. They were then dropped off in a capsule that flew by Earth in September.More carbon than expected and an abundance of water were found in the 4.
seeks to answer questions about who we are and where we come from. missions like OSIRIS-REx will improve our understanding of asteroids that could threaten Earth while giving us a glimpse into what lies beyond. The sample has made it back to Earth, but there is still so much science to come – science like we’ve never seen before.
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