Punching and Burning Space Rocks… for Science! | SciShow News

The video discusses NASA's Osiris Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu, which aims to collect samples to understand the origins of the solar system and life. Bennu is a rubble pile asteroid, and its samples may contain organic compounds similar to those that formed Earth. The video also covers research on meteorites to study Earth's early atmosphere, revealing that gases like water vapor, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide were present. This research helps model atmosphere formation on rocky planets, differing from gas giants like Jupiter.

What role do pristine rocks from Bennu play in understanding the building blocks of life?

How do the findings from meteorites contribute to our understanding of planetary atmosphere formation?