Nasa finally opens mysterious sample from Bennu ‘doomsday asteroid’ – after battling lid for two months
A GIANT asteroid that's been labeled as 'potentially hazardous' contains never-before-seen precious metals.A few results from Nasa's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission are finally available.The asteroid has an approximate diameter of 1,614 feet.Now scientists have revealed insight into what they found on the large space rock.This material has never been seen on Earth before.
Jessica Barnes, assistant professor at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory , led the study of the phosphate substances in the sample.Other scientists discovered that Bennu contains water-altered compounds. There is a theory that life on Earth started because of an asteroid impact bringing water and the right organic molecules.Bennu has previously been labeled as a possible security risk for our planet.An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun. Most are found in the asteroid belt but they can be found anywhere If a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere, it begins to vapourise and then becomes a meteor.
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