NASA Just Opened The Largest Asteroid Sample But Saw Unexpected Things Inside

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NASA finally opened the space capsule containing the largest asteroid sample ever collected by a space mission. The sample came from Bennu, a potentially hazardous asteroid that's like a time capsule from the early solar system. On 26 September 2023, scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston opened the lid on the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx mission, which had returned to Earth two days earlier with a sample from the asteroid. As the lid was lifted, scientists gasped at what they saw: a layer of black dust and debris on the avionics deck of the canister. Also, the sample weighed 100 grams more than what was collected at Bennu. This was unexpected, as the sample was safely stored in a sealed container all along the way.

So, how did this happen in the first place? What's the source of the unexpected black dust on the avionics deck of the canister? Finally, and most importantly, what do scientists expect to find in the detailed analysis of the largest asteroid sample that has ever returned to Earth?

The 74th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.

Created By: Rishabh Nakra
Narrated By: Brian Pederson
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Thank goodness there are people brilliant enough to figure out how to do these things. It’s fascinating! The amount of calculations required to complete this mission is mind boggling. Bravo! To everyone who was a part of this…. wow… job well done!

beezneez
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That they were able to hit earth's orbit at just the right time and angle so it landed in UTAH (could have landed anywhere), is math don't lie! they nailed it.

jokermtb
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Amazing that they could program the space probe to travel so far & meet up with the asteroid & then get it to return to Earth.

zetectic
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This is the best coverage of the OSIRIS-REx mission I've ever seen. It even included the Japanese Hayabusa mission, which recovered amino acids - the building blocks of life - from asteroid Ryugu, when the capsule returned to earth in 2010. It will be interesting to see what they recover from the Bennu mission - will they find hydrocarbons and amino acids? I'm also looking forward to follow OSIRIS-REx's encounter with Apophis in 2029.

excellinkus
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Why didn't they implant a camera on the asteroid that could send information back to Earth? That would be FASCINATING!!

conTAMInated
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So I basically watched a video where I didn’t get to see the sample . Excellent 👌

RedSmoke
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Honestly speaking, was eagerly waiting for an episode on Osiris-Rex! As usual it comes out as another excellent episode! ✨❤️👏

irene_renaissance
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man huge respect for all of those scientist they will never see that year when asteroid will hit but still studying how to avoid the damage for the future generation

angeloflores
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I'm sure NASA has considered all possibilities for contaminating the asteroid sample, but I'm wondering what the effect is upon exposure to the Earth's atmosphere. I realize they are in a clean room when opening the spacecraft, but the air in the clean room has oxygen and water and I would think that would contaminate it.

JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke
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Makes you think.. if a random asteroid has the building blocks for life.. if this is true for most asteroids and all planets were made from such asteroids... then doesn't that mean life under the right circumstances is inevitable?

shadowrodney
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They've released the Venom symbiote onto the world.

TLZ
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This is so awesome!!! I wish I could be a part of a space voyager team some day.

thepresentmoment
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They just give you this long drawn-out mess tell you what they're going to be doing in the future they never tell you what was found

firstlast
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That dust and debris may actually turn out to be more valuable than the actual sample as it contains the latest deposits on the asteroid.

nevertolatetoprepare
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Last time scientists opened a container on the moon they accidentally released Rita Repulsa and she has been terrorizing Angel Grove ever since. They’ll never learn…

raymondwright
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Well done guys. Looking forward to the results. 👏

centralasianshepherd
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1. Showed the sample at the beginning of the video and explained what was unexpectedly seen inside...
2. Scientists were surprised and excited, not shocked and terrified.

Now I am ready for other facts. This is a good video.

migs
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Question: if we’re making contact with all these potentially threatening asteroids… can’t we put tracking devices on them? Obviously the signal would take very long to reach earthif it’s on the opposite side of the sun but it can store the data and dump it when commanded to near earth

angelarredondo
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This is probably why life started so quickly on Earth.

susancourtney
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Thanks to Nasa im not worried about asteroids, Nasa made a history with Dart mission where spacecraft changed asteroid's direction. 🌎👨🏻‍🚀🚀🌑☀️🪐🛰☄️🌠

Leopez