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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft | WUSF
Scientists anticipated getting a cupful but are still unsure how much was grabbed from the carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu, almost 60 million miles (97 million kilometers) away.
"It's been going slow and meticulous, but the science is already starting," said the mission's lead scientist, Dante Lauretta of the University of Arizona.
Take a peek at what NASA brought back from an asteroid - WOUB
NASA Predicted Future Collision of 'Large Asteroid' With Earth? | Snopes.com
Claims that NASA predicted a “large asteroid could smash into Earth in 159 years” popped up in corners of the internet in September 2023 after findings originally published in 2021 resurfaced.
But headlines published by several media outlets overly dramatized the study to suggest that such a collision may be more likely than anticipated, including one seen in a post on X below:
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