First look at Bennu sample reveals carbon, water

A round, metal canister with gray rocks and dust piled on the top
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The latest findings from NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission support scientists' theory that asteroids rich in carbon and water may have delivered the essential building blocks of life and made Earth habitable.

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