"NASA's Sample Return from Asteroid Bennu: Potential Seeds of Life"

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"NASA's Sample Return from Asteroid Bennu: Potential Seeds of Life"
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a surprising 4.3 ounces (122 grams) of rocky space rubble from the asteroid Bennu, more than double the expected amount, potentially containing some of the earliest precursors for life. After encountering difficulties disassembling the capsule, scientists managed to retrieve the full sample, which includes 4.5 billion-year-old rocks and primordial elements believed to have sparked life on Earth. This marks the first time a NASA mission has retrieved a space rock, and researchers are hopeful for finding biological precursors within the sample.

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