New findings trigger hope for signs of life on asteroid Bennu – Daijiworld.com

Washington, Oct 10 (IANS): As a NASA spacecraft gets ready for the historic moment to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu’s surface on October 20, scientists on the mission are hopeful that hydrated minerals and organic material will likely be present in the collected sample, finally revealing some signs of life in the alien world.
In a special collection of six papers published in the journals Science and Science Advances, scientists present new findings on asteroid Bennu’s surface material, geo…

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