NASA's OSIRIS-REx returned 121.6 grams of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. What scientists found inside — amino acids, water-bearing minerals, and solar system origins.
Asteroid mining is real: OSIRIS-REx returned 121g of Bennu in 2023, AstroForge is launching, and Psyche targets a metal world. The economics behind $100T
Why planetary exploration matters: organics on Mars, amino acids in OSIRIS-REx's Bennu sample, lunar water ice, planetary defense, and the payoff for life on Earth.
