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Where did life come from? It’s one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked — and the answer might be locked in ancient space rocks that were around before life began. To find out, NASA pulled off one of its most ambitious missions ever, landing on an asteroid and sending a rock sample back to Earth. Today, we’re going to take a look at what it brought back.
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References:
asminternational.org/early-analysis-of-nasas-first-asteroid-return-sample
arxiv.org/abs/2308.11794
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/news/spotlight/first-look-bennu-sample-reveals-carbon-and-water
nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03178-0
nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03978-4
science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/osirisrexpresskit-2023.pdf
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Where did life come from? It’s one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked — and the answer might be locked in ancient space rocks that were around before life began. To find out, NASA pulled off one of its most ambitious missions ever, landing on an asteroid and sending a rock sample back to Earth. Today, we’re going to take a look at what it brought back.
Join our Patreon community: patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart
References:
asminternational.org/early-analysis-of-nasas-first-asteroid-return-sample
arxiv.org/abs/2308.11794
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/news/spotlight/first-look-bennu-sample-reveals-carbon-and-water
nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03178-0
nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03978-4
science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/osirisrexpresskit-2023.pdf
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High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:
Ed Eyden
Jennifer Burton
Charles Horton, Jr
Holly, Brett, and Ashe Bullion
Jaap Westera
Mehdi Damou
Barbora Bei
Burt Humburg
dani bowman
David Johnston
Baerbel Winkler
Eric Meer
Karen Haskell
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