Researchers at Curtin University are analyzing asteroid samples from Bennu, dating back over 4.5 billion years. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned valuable materials, including various salts that indicate past water activity. Key findings include sodium carbonates and phosphates, linking Bennu’s parent body

NASA’s analysis of asteroid Bennu samples indicates asteroids may have delivered key ingredients for life to Earth. The samples contain a variety of organic compounds, including 14 amino acids and all five nucleobases necessary for DNA and RNA. Findings suggest Bennu was