Asteroid Bennu Sample Contains Carbon And Water

According to NASA “Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of water and high-carbon content, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock. NASA made the news Wednesday from its Johnson Space Center in Houston where leadership and scientists showed off the asteroid material for the first time since it landed in September.” Keith’s note: A student in the audience at JSC asked the NASA OSIRIS_REx panel “where did asteroid Bennu come from?” A basic question people in the real world might want to know. The NASA panelists laughed at his question and the audience chuckled at NASA’s reaction. Not a smart thing for NASA SMD and PAO staff to do. Just sayin’.