TL;DR: NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe delivered samples from asteroid Bennu in 2023. Researchers have since analyzed these samples to study their contents. Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio.
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.Video above: Scientists discuss ...
When a capsule of asteroid dust from Bennu parachuted into the Utah desert, scientists hoped it might carry clues to how lifeless rock became a living world. The first detailed analyses are now in, ...
What just happened? NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has unveiled discoveries from the analysis of samples collected from asteroid Bennu that shed new light on the potential origins of life in our solar ...
It's been a while since America brought back its first-ever samples of an asteroid (the capsule containing the precious material landed in the fall of 2023), and we were about to forget all about it.