Researchers: NASA Asteroid Samples Contain ‘Building Blocks’ of Life — VOA Learning English
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Scientists examining material collected from an asteroid say it appears to contain some of the chemical building blocks of life.
The American spacecraft OSIRIS-REx collected the samples in 2020 from the asteroid Bennu. In 2023, the spacecraft sent the rock and dust material back to Earth in a special container that landed by parachute. Scientists from the American space agency NASA recovered the samples in the western state of Utah.
OSIRIS-REx is already on its way to another asteroid called Apophis. It is expected to reach that asteroid in 2029.
On Bennu, the spacecraft collected a total of 122 grams of material. This is believed to be the largest sample collected from beyond the moon. NASA…
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