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Bennu samples reveal a strange new material no one expected

When scientists cracked open the first grains from asteroid Bennu, they expected a time capsule of rock and dust. What they found instead was a cocktail of sugars, phosphates, evaporite salts, and a ...
The Verge

Here’s the final sample material from the Bennu asteroid.

After the sample was returned last year and NASA scientists went through some tribulation to break into the canister containing it, they say they gathered 121.6 grams of asteroid bits from Bennu. NASA ...
Fast Company

Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science

A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. I’m a professor of astronomy. I use moon and Mars rocks in my teaching ...
AZOM

Benefits of Disposable Tubes in Sample Preparation

Before laboratory assistants and researchers can analyze samples, they normally need to prepare the material. Homogenizing, dispersing, crushing, or mixing processes are usually fast. However, the ...