Asteroid Bennu samples revealed! 'Contain abundant water,' says NASA Chief

Get the first glimpse at some of the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission of asteroid Bennu. The samples studied so far contain "abundant water in the form of hydrated clay minerals and they contain carbon," according to NASA administrator Bill Nelson.
Credit: NASA

[@gr00vadelic]

This is what we we should be doing. Not killing each other!

[@kellyrobinson1780]

Here, here! 👍👍 If I had more than two thumbs, THEY'D be up, too!

[@Laurel-Crowned]

Micah 7:13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

[@beeasy4360]

Amen to that

[@custos3249]

But how else do you prove your god is the right god or that you love your god the mostest and forever and ever?

[@beeasy4360]

@@custos3249 there’s many gods not just 1 if u want to call them that I call them teachers of the highest vibrations “time is the ultimate teacher and the only one that kills all of its students “

[@jabadabadu7089]

Most of the people don't understand that what we are doing now is not for us, but for our descendants. And when you start living like that, you get your ultimate goal in life itself. Knowledge that enables better chances for the survival of the human species. Thank you for the video!

[@U4Eye]

Science has become so political such as the covid-19 scientists. We now know whichever company funds those scientists then they will do and say whatever the funders want you to say. It is called now "Scientism"

[@kellyrobinson1780]

Well said!

[@Laurel-Crowned]

Micah 7:13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

[@glaze8480]

Yup we as humans should try to accomplish things that could help out the future of “ humans “

[@take5th]

Carl Sagan noted during Viking mission that clays can Mimic life for the life bearing test they sent. But clays and water on a carbon asteroid? Truly spectacular outcome. Congrats nasa. STEM+humanities-success.

[@MM-te8tz]

Considering carbon is all over and hydrogen and oxygen are very common, finding carbon and water on an asteroid is not that significant and probability wise it is expected. With that said, building a spacecraft to return a significant sample of it back to Earth for scientific testing is awesome and quite an achievement. Congrats NASA.

[@informologie]

​@@MM-te8tzwhat do you mean carbon is all over? All over the universe or all over earth? Because it certainly isn't found all over the universe, or in space. That. Is why it's significant.

[@voiddustry5879]

Carbon

[@MM-te8tz]

@@informologie Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. It is an element that is common and all over.

[@JonnelAguirres]

​@@MM-te8tz4p

[@JohnPatrickWeiss]

Absolutely amazing. Should be leading the news.

[@stephenorourke7005]

Should be but won't. No Kardassian's A** was featured in the video.....

[@TheMr02drop]

Sadly the vast majority of humanity's priorities are not in the right place.

[@avgejoeschmoe2027]

what if all they collected was a pc off a giant chunk of earth ejecta from a previous asteroid impact from eons ago?

[@QUEUK-j8i]

Carbon and water is a massive find, and because the samples were taken deeper down than originally thought it been protected from radiation and space weather so this result is massive and I see a lot of discoveries company Ng soon

[@dennisroedel8815]

😂

[@gljamil]

What a mission! So many years of dedicated and exemplary work by scientists and several other professionals at NASA and other research institutes! A mankind achievement!

[@RolexTimex]

Potentially hazardous astroid. And totally reckless handling.

[@larrysmith3437]

I is oiio😅ml Ihuh

[@informologie]

​@@RolexTimex it was drilled, then the contents of that drilling encapsulated in a vacuum receptacle. Any potential for hazard was considered and translated into the safest receptacle on earth.

[@TomO-nx1bd]

@@RolexTimex It wasn't handled recklessly, in fact keeping it completely contained to prevent any exposure to the environment was the number one priority. Not so much due to it being hazardous but the risk of us contaminating it and ruining the experiment.

[@bdubb5390]

Fake comments. Silly

[@JonnoPlays]

He's really glowing. Very proud moment for NASA

[@Madlintelf]

It's really nice to hear fantastic news, glad all went well and can't wait to see all the info that comes from these samples! Congratulations to everyone involved!

[@jessicaf2259]

That dude looks like he could shed his human form

[@uzumakinagato8113]

Hahah fr I was just about to say the same thing

[@eschdaddy]

Sounds like it too!

[@skyemac8]

It’s called aging. It will see you soon.

[@kensmith2839]

People must be thrilled when you arrive.

[@fluchterschoen]

At 0:56, Senator Nelson says "this is the biggest, carbon-rich asteroid sample ever returned to Earth". I found that confusing: isn't this the first ever time an asteroid sample has been returned to Earth? Also, for such an exciting piece of science, this was presented in an incredibly dull, drawn-out way. Thank goodness for fast forward.

[@joshnc101]

He stated it correctly, this is the largest sample returned so far from space. These are rocks that have been traveling through the solar system since its formation, virtually untouched from any kind of weathering or event of entering an atmosphere. And there has been samples brought back much the same way two other times.

[@rnilu86]

Japan returned samples from an Asteroid with the Hayabusa mission before NASA

[@cosmicinsane516]

And they have also recovered comet samples I believe.

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

Japan return a sample in 2020, although it was an extremely tiny amount. Only 0.3 grams

[@Born2Fight4PAIN]

Wasn't there also one in 2013?

[@semmering1]

So beautiful to see! All glory to those scientists..

[@broco6608]

All glory to Jesus. HE's truly an amazing creator!

[@morgantisdale6928]

@@broco6608 🤣🤣🤣🤦

[@thinkandrepent3175]

All Glory to our Creator Jesus Christ, not to men.

[@morgantisdale6928]

@@thinkandrepent3175 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂

[@shankylion5764]

Carbon n water is a huge success for humanity.. we must see how it reacts woth mars soil moon soil we have stones from all places right .. new life forms here you go ... Congrats nasa

[@drpromodtamuly2455]

Human success-- Beyond imagination!

[@avgejoeschmoe2027]

what if all they collected was a pc off a giant chunk of earth ejecta from a previous asteroid impact from eons ago?

[@sitindogmas]

the logistics and the thought that went into this project, amazes me. there's still hope but not a hell of alot

[@charly4594]

As it turns out, comets are made up of almost exactly what we thought they were. Kudo's for Earth based science, astrophysics and some incredible tools.

[@LusciousLenny]

My Dad had asteroids. He could barely sit down... 😊

[@ArchibaldBagge]

I don't have much money, but my Dad's got piles.

[@avgejoeschmoe2027]

@@ArchibaldBagge the source of most of our problems as we get older is Uranus

[@agustinvelazques3748]

Wow, dude at 2:42 was on a serious mission of his own digging!

[@dianalee3059]

This is fantastic. Long live NASA! Just amazing. Human excellence at its best

[@bdubb5390]

Pfft. Hilarious

[@Ash888Mohd]

“ see what Nasa does ? Only big thing “ ok now just give me your tax money… NOW!!!

[@dj.j5099]

​@Ash888Mohd if Nasa took my tax money, please do! I don't want my tax money somewhere bad, science all the way!

[@avery8852]

@@dj.j5099right?!? If I stand for anything my tax money goes to its this

[@OnTheShouldersOfGiants7995]

Great discovery! Now we can learn how asteroid impacts shape life on our planet thanks to the ingredients found on Bennu.

[@theduplicator3270]

A big enough impact and our planet can become asteroids to impact another planet!

[@aphaseelec]

2:50 I actually think the key point they made was, they were able to move that asteroid.

[@avery8852]

Thank you

[@Julian_Wang-pai]

I looked at those pieces of rock and dust, then I realised I was looking at the source of all of us - from star-dust, more or less.

[@lvelez1999]

I do have a feeling that, God, after the Creation in 6 days and Him resting on the 7th, could have used comets, asteroids and etc, to bring certain things to earth, for "Nothing is impossible with God."

[@Laurel-Crowned]

Micah 7:13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

[@Ricovandijk]

This carbon and water sample shows what we are made of, what we all “been” a few billion years ago; a peak into our previous live.

[@cobymichaels7863]

🤣

[@crisgel481]

We are not made of those things.. We are truly made by the creator who created us..

[@informologie]

​@@crisgel481 I believe science and theology go hand in hand.. it's already evident that opticless creatures like starfish, sea anemones, lampreys and clams were transported here via asteroids.. it doesn't mean God didn't create them: in fact I'm positive He did. Just not on the same planet as ours.

[@theoriginalkyttyn7724]

​@@crisgel481Actual, verifiable evidence, please. Not ancient anecdotes or the recycled creation mythos that existed long before Mesopotamia was even a thought.

[@avgejoeschmoe2027]

what if all they collected was a pc off a giant chunk of earth ejecta from a previous asteroid impact from eons ago?

[@johnwang9914]

It has always been said to be ammonia water on asteroids, comets and even the ice giants such as Neptune and Uranus so is there ammonia with this water... If ammonia water is common, nitrogen can be extracted as a bulk basis for air and for organic chemistry synthesis. Ammonia is also an effective heat transfer medium for refrigeration and air conditioning and chemical fuels are also possible with ammonia.

[@extremeshep]

1.36 `Thats why we are digging on mars`. ??? Drilled a few holes in rocks, didn`t know we are digging ???

[@qaisersheikh9408]

No doubt NASA brings all human beings in unity by extraordinary research .

[@lvelez1999]

Beautiful. Just Please Remember - God, our Creator, our Heavenly Father in Heaven, is the reason we are here and live. Love, does not and cannot form from an asteroid or anything else we find. He is "where we came from." We keep asking that question, "Where did we come from?" Yet, the answer has been in front of us for many years, in black, white and Red - in God's Word ✝️ God bless you ✝️

[@sideboob6851]

You can't even prove gods existence so how can you claim he is responsible?

[@Laurel-Crowned]

Amen! 🙏 Micah 7:13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds. Luke 10:2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. : "However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. Mark 7:8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the tradition of men. Habakkuk 2:13-14 Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the lord, as the water covers the sea. Isaiah 30:15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. Acts 28:26 Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them. 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Colossians 3:10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 💪🏽

[@Waynegilchrist-r2h]

"Space, the final frontier....our mission: to go where no man has gone before!" I am exuberantly happy for you guys.

[@privateprivate6661]

U fucked that quote all up

[@adamhuffman3354]

NASA does inspire the world! What a discovery! Incredible! Job well done!

[@robertclark8527]

You get people who build, discover, learn, advance and enhance life for all humans, and then you get the other guys who REALLY dont like these people. Who is going to gain the upper hand? Well done NASA and shame to the other individual who are actively trying to attain their selfish goals.

[@loulou-zd1dz]

Please tell me how NASA has enhanced our life.

[@aresaurelian]

It is more profound that people realize: We are discovering our own origins, way before Earth life manifested. If verified, we are derived from this substrates. We found fragments of our most ancient 'home'. What forms these substrates originate from, be it super novae or the fragments of the old planets destroyed or reformed in those events, we must explore, measure, analyze, study, and discover.

[@petelavelle7987]

I could have saved you millions of dollars..... God created Man and everything in the Universe. Moving the asteroid is the REAL news here....😊

[@bail10k44]

They go to the moon 60 years ago but now some asteroid dust is the greatest accomplishment of all time

[@bryansmith9914]

Just wondering,did they think something was going to bust out of the box why double bolts.

[@Harve955]

Great mission but my god is he painful to watch and listen to.

[@Danboi.]

Thank god. I thought I was alone 😂.. his eyes are so small it's freaking me out

[@Nanobits]

We are spending so much time and money looking backwards, that we are missing out on doing everything possible to move forward.

[@Laurel-Crowned]

Micah 7:13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the result of their deeds.

[@John-jm4nv]

How can we move forward if we don't know our past ?. We know nothing that's why we can't move forward.

[@wayneharrison]

WELL DONE NASA! If you stand on the shoulders of GIANTS, YOU CAN TOUCH THE UNIVERSE! 🤩👉🌌

[@brianvalley5223]

Indeed, an amazing feat of engineering and development.

[@johnkeane5851]

A great presentation Bill Nelson!!!!!

[@chriscraddock8327]

Let’s see … carbon, water, … ingredients of life … in a random asteroid. Who still thinks life is so rare that it happened here on Earth?

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

It could have come from a doomed planet that once heralded intelligent life.

[@JIMIIXTLAN]

I guess it depends on how you define life is there microscopic life in the universe I think it would be fair to say yes, more advanced life who knows

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

@@JIMIIXTLAN If they can move faster than us and can fly circles around us in ships shaped like Tic-Tacs, they are definitely advanced.

[@JIMIIXTLAN]

@@MacUser2-il2cx well I guess if you believe all that, I don't

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

@@JIMIIXTLAN Just a theory

[@bettyg7710]

This tells us it may be possible that there is life in some form on other planets in other galaxies. If comets can carry the building blocks for life through out the cosmos, this is awesome. Just because the trip would be one way to discover life on another planet and or colonize a new,planet, that’s no reason to not go. We could seed the universe with our DNA. Question, how do we know another life form has not already done this? 13.9 billion years is a long time for life to happen.

[@votpavel]

someone dropped us off here on this planet

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

If people In 2023 still believed we are it in this universe then there's something wrong with them. The James Webb telescope was used to detect infrared light in this tiny little section of the dipper in the big dipper. And founds hundreds of thousands of galaxies we didn't know existed. It's mathematically Impossible for us to be the only intelligent life

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

​@@votpavelyeah we definitely didn't originate here. If so we were modified from neanderthals and apes because even our air eventually kills us

[@bettyg7710]

@@votpavel it is very possible and would explain the missing link in the fossil record. Is it so hard to believe that in 13.9 billion years that we may have happed more than once. That a species like us would settle for one planet. With a big enough ship you could set out and spread our DNA in the stars. This could take generations or more so the ship would need to be completely self contained. With our current tech this is possible now.

[@AlanHH]

He’s not a great presenter. Too much waffle.

[@lourdessilva6442]

Sem palavras isso não tem preço esse documentário grata conhecimento e vida nos liberta

[@j.dunlop8295]

Excellent 👍 truly cutting edge science! Which leads to innovation in science and technology! NASA 25,000 inventions and counting!

[@jameslacey858]

Water? .....what happened to all the diamonds and gold that was supposed to be there?

[@jarniwoop]

The mission is so fortunate to have acquired so much more material than was intended. And it's a bonus to discover that this asteroid's surface was basically a loose sandbank. Perhaps this loose composition would make Bennu easier to deflect from an earth impact.

[@bdubb5390]

Yeah. But it fake. Sorry.

[@stickynorth]

That's what I think too! Mine it for its water and carbon content!

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

*So... You ready to see the results of the mission?...* *Take a PREAK!* Shows a sample of the ripped up asphalt from when he had his driveway redone a month ago. *Sorry. I have an odd humor.*

[@ricinro]

looks like my cooking when I was younger.

[@marlowops]

Lol. They found dirt. What a waste of money. How has ANYTHING nasa has done helped humanity? Such a waste of money.

[@jasonlajoie]

Why does NASA choose to have some grandpa present this information? I'm not trying to be ageist, it's just that this guy speaks like Biden in terms of needing to be well retired by now.

[@whateyecansee]

Andromeda Strain 1971 had the same....

[@loulou-zd1dz]

Going nowhere and doing nothing, great job, actornauts!

[@iambiggus]

The last few NASA/ESA space missions seem to have overachieved in their success. Here's to the future!

[@storminator60]

Has no one from NASA ever seen THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN???!~!!!!! ERMERGERD!!!

[@tbird81]

Have they seen a particular movie, a movie which is fiction?

[@robinboyle5667]

I thought for sure there'd be a pop top.

[@globalwarmingsimplified9082]

Exciting new, absolutely exciting.

[@gordonfernandes6873]

What about Onumu uma.. the sling shot alien asteroid , that was one unexplained phenomenon... 🤔

[@gnarly706]

Doesn’t sound like he even knows what he talking about.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

He studied politics, not science! For that, he should be able to actually get NASA a much bigger budget.

[@bdubb5390]

Because he lying. Duh.

[@stokesseegers5012]

@ 0:55 how many asteroids sample return missions to Earth have there been? I mean I know we brought back stuff from the Moon, and there was something that sampled the tail of a comet. But what else is there been?

[@datopperharlee2628]

Im glad u found something you find interesting.

[@elliottswanson9307]

We have a real 'Buckaroo Banzai' involved in this project in the form of Queen rock star Brian May. He's also an astrophysicist and an expert in stereoscopic imaging. He was directly involved in showing the Bennu team where to set the probe down to avoid boulders strewn all over the surface,

[@gusolsthoorn1002]

Finding carbon and water are, while interesting, rather irrelevant to the search for life. Water and carbon are no more indicative of life than iron and copper are evidence of a car.

[@stev838]

Will they carbon tax the foundations of all that exists The carbon ring . The wef thinks it’s a good idea

[@zxdman]

Is anyone really surprised they found water? It is comprised of the most abundant element and the 3rd most abundant elements in the universe...

[@theoriginalkyttyn7724]

Yes, and those things are anticipated on large celestial bodies like planets. The composition of asteroids and comets are not. There's only a hope that such will be found on such bodies. What is more amazing is that carbon was found with it. It leads back to the question of life similar to ours being present in some form elsewhere in our galaxy. That's extremely exciting.

[@mr.dragoncrypto4138]

What planet is this guy from? Definitely an alien in a human suit........

[@marie-louisesoderstrrom388]

Wow! So fascinating 👍👍

[@KevinDixon]

Wow 🎉 Thanks for your hard work.

[@edgallagher8675]

Awesome job NASA! Please keep up the amazing work!

[@gibidygubidy]

Just be honest and tell us about the ETs

[@gregoryeaston9396]

I applaud those who engineered this program, but having Skeletor doing the presentation... don't know about that.

[@huguesossart7983]

Amazing !!!

[@peterclarke3990]

Well, sorry, but I can’t get too excited about this. So much money spent on sending a craft to an piece of space rock to see what it was made of and then bring a sample back to Earth. Have to admit, that was pretty amazing from an engineering point of view, but it is, at the end of the day, just samples of rock. We’ve got plenty of that here on Earth all with carbon and water in it. Guess they will be spending ‘years’ studying these samples in the hope of finding evidence of life elsewhere. If they don’t, it will be incredibly hard to justify spending such excessively huge amounts of money on future missions. Let’s be honest, there is no life in our solar system. If there is, we can’t communicate with it. So, logically, you have to look further afield. Now we are talking distances that are way beyond our comprehension and in which direction do you go? I know this comment will annoy some, so I’m battening down the hatches and waiting for the storm to hit!

[@archaonzero7401]

This is very short-sighted. If you look at history, discoveries and inventions that seemed pointless at the time often develop into every day benefits. Space exploration is about pushing the frontier, which creates new prototypes that can later be repurposed. Look up NASA spinoff technologies to get an idea.

[@wikeywikeywhick3852]

i agree with you

[@peterclarke3990]

@@wikeywikeywhick3852 Thanks for the reply. Glad to see someone does,. Take care!

[@duratia]

Read The Qur'an, you will have all the answers.

[@TheTexasDaddy]

Halleys comet is faster than Voyager missions so hop a comet and slingshot past it.

[@jayday5089]

To people in the future this is not real

[@SaneGuyFr]

Why not

[@jayday5089]

​@@SaneGuyFr why do you think it's real

[@sideboob6851]

​@@jayday5089 Why do you think it's fake?

[@stevenswapp4768]

Great containment! Ah geez, who left the back door open?? Come on, were you born in a manger?

[@was100ify]

Sounds like he's asking for money.

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

Time for Retirement ! talking for talking sake does not interest me

[@OneEyedJacker]

Can you imagine if Putin said: “I’m abandoning the war in Ukraine so that Russia can join in the exploration of space for the benefit of humanity going forward.”?

[@avgejoeschmoe2027]

Didnt OSIRIS-REx get quite hot on re-entry? Could explain the charred dust,etc

[@1kreature]

The flipping of the canister at 5:27 confused me. Amazed stuff didn't fall out. I guess it was really that wet? Also, they were not expecting anything outside the collector so I guess that's why such a reckless maneuver was done?

[@stevenhancock8052]

Dude, excuse me, have you read revelation lately get a grip.

[@millennialpoes5674]

Revelations is a great work of fiction. A movie based on that would be epic sci-fi fantasy.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

@milleniapoes, there have been many movies about that already. Maybe the focus still needs to adjust ....

[@stevenhancock8052]

The epic reality of it all is when you wind up, huddled up with other non-believers. When you die, weeping Realizing that nobody will ever ever care about you again. Wow, people in heaven will be having a glorious day. Everyday everything will be wonderful. And the non-believers will be in hell living. A horrible day after day after day. By the way, it's revelation, not revelations.

[@BigSnowman626]

Not much.

[@millennialpoes5674]

@@stevenhancock8052 do we the non-believers share hell with the Jews, Muslims, Hindus and everyone else as well? In other words is heaven strictly reserved for the Christians? What about catholics? I suppose the Jews get a special pass hey, because they're the chosen ones. Even tho they reject Jesus as the messiah. Or I'm I wrong?

[@jontait1095]

Enough gibberish when starship launch

[@Joepipsquiggle]

His linguistic signature is that, of a Southern 'Baptist' preacher.

[@Jeffindsm]

Wowee carbon. I smoked some peppers last weekend and made some carbon. I don’t think they figured out anything. I think they’re going 💩 more “f”ing carbon, where is the gold? And they wish they had some storytellers up there to make some 💩 up about having a asteroid full of carbon. One big giant footprint of carbon

[@karravarney1092]

Okay but I've always wondered if that punch to the gut of Bennu altered its trajectory. It wouldn't take much and the collection arm punched HARD.

[@FreightFox]

"Gorgeous sample" huh? Just some space gravel lol.

[@jeedan_deka]

Bro speaks too much non science.

[@davidclark573]

While viewing perseverance rover video I found unmistakable remains of fish. Natural complicated formations do not repeat themselves in nature, that can only be found in life. what I detected was two remnants of fish with identical imprints in the Martian soil. It is conclusive evidence that Mars once had aquatic life.

[@davefuelling7955]

Instead of telling us what you COULD find, how about actually doing the science and tell us what is actually there. Everytime I hear one of you "scientists" speculating on how something could tell us where we came from before any real testing is done I stop listening. You are wrong 95% of the time.

[@amijamcangirl8818]

WHY ARE THEY LOOKING FOR WHERE THEY CAME FROM. ARE THEY NOT FROM EARTH?

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

Might be the other way around. It's possible the people of Earth came from elsewhere. So many worlds and stars are born and die over time. How many civilizations out there have come and gone? We need to find out. It's part of our history.

[@GregH12345]

Abundant! If that's abundant, it explains why NASAs budget of billions produces results you can't see with the naked eye. NASA, one of the greatest money grab ever.

[@BenTower-o7r]

If NASA mission was truly looking for life and BIG THINGS. why didn't the take a sample of 67P ? A giant hip bone. Hmm.

[@theuniverse8416]

Premature , we wasted billions of $ to go get 60g of charco rock that is usless ! With this wasted money you could have fed and saved millions of hungry kids around the world.

[@carlosrg68]

after all this bs he and everyone else will eventually make a 360 degree turn and end up at square one - once they truly get wore out by thinking so much they'll admit God was the one who put all this together, goodness gracious 🙄

[@rexstylus]

This is why Aliens think we are losing our potential. Countries are out here fighting and bombing eachother over a piece of land or sea! when we could we be working together to look for a different habitable planets. We are doomed

[@Bilaj1]

So they changed the trajectory of the astroid. What if that trajectory will lead it to hit the earth. Man made disaster at its best.

[@Back_Fire2468]

Nope, there are two asteroids a big one, with a small one orbiting it (like a moon). Dart hit the "moon" and changed the amount of time the small one takes to orbit around the big one. So Dart did not change the obit of the big one significantly. If the asteroids were of similar mass this would be a different situation. If they ever start doing large-scale asteroid mining, that will be the time to worry about this.

[@davecarr852]

The we'll have a bigger sample than we have now...

[@mansonnanson8294]

Hell, ya! We are nearly done with this planet! Time to do the exact same thing to the every habitable planet.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

What if that's what happened to Mars and that's how we ended up here? Then again, no planet lasts forever.

[@twonumber22]

oh crap, the schitzos are already here

[@LeeChoonWah]

This is a great achievement but why brougth back something out of this world back to earth without knowing the contains. It is risky and dangerous. Totally inviting contamination.

[@kellyrobinson1780]

If this guy's not a southern minister/pastor/preacher, he missed a good chance! He's got the delivery down pat. Intonations, timing, mannerisms, the whole ball of wax.

[@theoriginalkyttyn7724]

He grew up in such an environment. He would also have been well-schooled in public speaking. I do agree with what you surmised as a possible other path he could have taken.

[@kellyrobinson1780]

@@theoriginalkyttyn7724 Thank you!