"NASA's Bennu Asteroid Samples: Evidence of an Ancient Ocean World"
TL;DR
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission may have collected samples from an ancient ocean world in the form of the Bennu asteroid, which contains high levels of phosphates suggesting the presence of an ocean. The samples, unspoiled by Earth's atmosphere, could provide insights into the formation of the solar system and the origins of life. This discovery has the potential to advance astrobiology and our understanding of planetary evolution.
Topics:sciencespace-exploration#astrobiology#bennu-asteroid#nasa#osiris-rex#space-exploration#space-samples
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