About this episode

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss the implications of the asteroid Bennu sample with geologist Harold Connolly Jr.

Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of life itself with Harold Connolly, geologist and mission scientist for OSIRIS-REx.

People in this episode

Hosts: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

Guest: Harold Connolly Jr.

Topics covered

• asteroids
• origins of life
• geology
• space missions
• scientific research

Keywords

• asteroid Bennu
• life origins
• OSIRIS-REx
• geologist
• space exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OSIRIS-REx

Places: asteroid Bennu

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