NASA’s first look at a sample from asteroid Bennu reveals life’s building blocks
This is the most material collected from beyond the orbit of the moon
![Asteroid rock and dust appears on the outer surface of the circular capsule that collected the asteroid sample.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/101123_jr_bennu_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
When beginning to open the capsule that collected the asteroid sample, NASA scientists found extra material outside the collection container. That has delayed opening the main capsule but led to a few science discoveries.
Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold/NASA