NASA launches mission to distant asteroid in order to bring back the "seeds of life"

Speaking at a NASA news conference on Wednesday, OSIRIS-Rex principal investigator Dante Lauretta discussed the mission, which has the goal to bring asteroid samples back to earth. He said bringing this material to earth could be representative of the "seeds of life" the asteroids delivered at the start of the planet. "We're looking for clues as to why Earth is a habitable world, this rare jewel in outer space that has oceans," Lauretta said. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9910084/the-new-space-race-2023/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NASA #Space