NASA finds water and organics in Bennu asteroid sample

  • Huge congratulations to the teams involved in this mission. Having such a large quantity of prehistoric asteroid securely in our possession is a wild feat of engineering and science.

    Looking forward to more exciting news... this news is based on the "extra" material that was stuck outside the main chamber.

  • Very interesting! I don't know much about this and the article did not go into detail: What does "organics" mean specifically?

  • The only way this news could be more awesome would be if the asteroid was shot with a mining laser and the fragments picked up by a fuel scoop.

    Minerals: 0.00025 Tons

  • Is this the first time material has been brought to Earth from a non-Lunar body?

  • Anyone know why the (only?) picture is in black and white? It seems taking one with color wouldn't be any more difficult...

  • Nothing about metal content?

  • Kurzgesagt just posted a video that speculates that life was possible every where when the entire universe was at the temperature range of liquid water as it cooled after the big bang.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOiGEI9pQBs

  • wonder whos job it is to hunt down every little spec of dust that falls on the floor