On Wednesday, NASA showed off samples that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected from a carbon-rich asteroid located almost 60 million miles away.
NASA on Wednesday showed off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — the most ever returned to Earth.NASA's
Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected the samples three years ago and then dropped them off sealed in a capsule during a flyby of Earth last month. Scientists anticipated at least a cupful of rocks, far more than what Japan brought back from a pair of missions years ago. They’re still not sure about the exact quantity. That’s because the main sample chamber has yet to be opened, officials said.This photo provided by NASA on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 shows the outside of the Osiris-Rex sample collector with material from asteroid Bennu at middle right.
“It’s been going slow and meticulous,” said the mission’s lead scientist, Dante Lauretta of the University of Arizona.Besides carbon, the asteroid rubble holds water in the form of water-bearing clay minerals, said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier'
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