Osiris-Rex Asteroid Samples Shed New Light On Life On Earth

Jason Dworkin holds up a vial that contains part of the sample from asteroid Bennu. 

Credit: NASA
Studies of the pristine asteroid sample material returned to Earth by NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission from the asteroid Bennu reveal further evidence of water, organics and other chemistry that came together during the Solar System’s early planet-forming era to set the stage for the eventual rise of life...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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