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Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK for analysis

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's Natural History Museum for analysis. Scientists are optimistic that it could contain the seeds of life.

LiveScience · Dec 1, 2023

Scientists examine 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid sample which could reveal origins of life on Earth

Samples of the Bennu asteroid could shed light on the formation of our solar system

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

UK scientists studying ‘teaspoon-sized’ sample from asteroid Bennu to understand origin of life

The unremarkable black dust-like sample from asteroid Bennu could help shed light on some of the biggest questions about how Earth formed

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

NASA reveals 1st sample collected from potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu to public — and it may contain the seeds of life

The sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

LiveScience · Nov 3, 2023

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Stymied In Opening Bennu Sample Capsule

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission faces challenge as scientists struggle to access precious asteroid sample

Zenger · Oct 26, 2023

Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren't the most expensive materials used in science

After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft brought back a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Asteroid missions: where we came from and where we are going

Space resource utilisation will be key for future space exploration.

The Canberra Times · Oct 14, 2023

Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid

On September 24 this year, a Nasa capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying a precious cache of material grabbed from an asteroid. The space agency has now revealed images and a preliminary analysis of the space rocks it found after lifting the lid off that capsule.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

"Building blocks of life" in asteroid

Early analyses reveal carbon and water in ancient asteroid parachuted down to Earth

Salon · Oct 12, 2023

OPINION - Nasa: Asteroid could reveal ‘building blocks of life’ - Tech and Science Daily podcast

Nasa scientists reveal the impressive results from early tests of the samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023