SMRTR TechJan 29, 2025Interesting Engineering

Asteroid Bennu holds secrets of water evaporated billions of years ago, study shocks

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered unique minerals in asteroid Bennu samples, indicating the presence of evaporated water from 4.5 billion years ago. The findings, including never-before-seen compounds in extraterrestrial samples, suggest that Bennu's parent body once contained pockets of liquid water, potentially advancing our understanding of life's origins.

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