Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample

Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer) mission since it was delivered to Earth last fall. They hoped the material would hold secrets of the solar system's past and the prebiotic chemistry […]