NASA Says Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Water And Carbon

NASA on Wednesday, October 11, revealed that the sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and high-carbon content. The preliminary analysis of the sample material brought to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shows that the asteroid contains the biggest carbon-rich sample ever delivered. The finding offers yet more evidence for the theory that the foundations for life on Earth were seeded from outer space. NASA Picks Four Small Explorer Missions To Better Understand Sun-Earth Connection.

Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Water And Carbon

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