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February 02, 2025

Asteroid Samples Contain Molecules Critical For Life

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returned Samples From Asteroid Bennu

Samples returned to Earth from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft probe have been studied and have revealed the presence of molecules that here are key to life. In addition, they showed a history of saltwater that potentially could serve as a broth to facilitate interactions among the molecules.

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