NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the carbon and water molecules found in the sample OSIRIS-REx obtained from asteroid 101955 Bennu.
NASA shared images of the samples collected from asteroid Bennu. The samples were collected in 2020 and dropped to Earth in September. READ MORE: NASA raises odds of asteroidNASA today shared its long-awaited analysis of samples collected from an ancient rock which could crash into Earth in 150 years.
The samples will also improve our understanding of protecting Earth from asteroids like Bennu in the future, as the mission allowed NASA to measure its rotation. ''At nearly five percent carbon by weight, carbon being the central element of life, far exceeding our goal of 60g, this is the biggest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever returned to earth,' Nelson said during the livestream that began at 11 am ET.
NASA researchers have so far been heartened by the discovery of 'bonus particles,' described as black dust and debris coating the sample collector.It reached Bennu two years later and grabbed rubble from the small, roundish space rock in 2020 using a long stick vacuum. Advertisement Currently orbiting the sun 50 million miles from Earth, Bennu is about one-third of a mile across, roughly the size of the Empire State Building.
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