NASA asteroid sample reveals water and organic compounds, offering clues to life's origins

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully retrieved a sample from the asteroid Bennu and returned it to Earth in September 2022.
Initial analysis shows the sample contains water, carbon, and other organic molecules, which are key ingredients for life.
The sample provides insights into how asteroids may have seeded Earth with the building blocks for life billions of years ago.
Further study of the sample over the next two years will help unravel the mysteries of how our solar system evolved.
Portions of the sample will be loaned out to scientists worldwide and institutions for continued research and public display.