NASA’s Bennu mission found something no one predicted
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NASA’s Bennu mission found something no one predicted
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft didn’t just collect rocks from asteroid Bennu — it brought back samples that are rewriting our understanding of the early solar system. Scientists found unexpected ingredients like complex sugars crucial for RNA, a gum-like substance never seen in space rocks before, and high levels of ancient stardust. These ...
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