Asteroid Samples

SCI055: Space probes have begun returning samples of asteroids to Earth so Caroline Knight shares with Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle the exciting news about the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu from US and Japanese space agencies.

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* Why are the Asteroid Samples Collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Important?

* Organic Materials Found on Asteroid Itokawa by Hayabusa Spacecraft: Implications for Astrobiology

* First Look at Ryugu Asteroid Sample Reveals It Is Organic Rich

* Moon-Sized Asteroid Could Hit Earth in the Next 159 Years: NASA

* NASA Scientists Got a Surprise When They Opened Up Sample of Bennu Asteroid Dust

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