NASA revealed on Wednesday (Oct 11) that a sample collected from asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon. Both of these are vital materials involved in the formation of Earth.

NASA unveils sample from asteroid Bennu, says it contains abundant water and carbon

NASA on Sunday successfully brought to the Earth the largest soil sample scooped from the surface of the asteroid, Bennu. The asteroid sample streaked through our planet's surface and parachuted into the Utah desert, delivering precious cargo — a celestial specimen that can potentially hold answers to questions like how Earth became habitable and much more.

Explained | NASA sends Bennu asteroid samples to Earth. Here's why the celestial cargo matters

After seven years, a space voyage came to its climactic end on Sunday (September 24) as a NASA capsule made a safe landing in the Utah desert of the United States, carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid in space.

Watch | NASA spacecraft lands successfully in Utah with largest sample collected from asteroid Bennu

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex successfully snatched on Tuesday a sample from asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface to bring home the space agency's largest sample since the Apollo era.

NASA's Osiris-Rex grabs a piece of asteroid Bennu in historic mission

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NASA unveils sample from asteroid Bennu, says it contains abundant water and carbon

Explained | NASA sends Bennu asteroid samples to Earth. Here's why the celestial cargo matters

Watch | NASA spacecraft lands successfully in Utah with largest sample collected from asteroid Bennu

NASA's Osiris-Rex grabs a piece of asteroid Bennu in historic mission