Touching a Piece of Sky

<p>My routine morning jog at sunrise was slightly delayed today by an early&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/CBC23.mp4" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">television interview</a>&nbsp;on the CBC News Network in Canada.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/author/natalie-kalata-1.3961819" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Natalie Kalata</a>&nbsp;asked me for the significance of the sample return from the asteroid Bennu today and I replied: &ldquo;It feels like touching a piece of sky.&rdquo; When she asked for the scientific implications, I explained that the sample return will deliver the ingredients of the early solar system, and &mdash; just like a recipe for a cake &mdash; allow scientists to potentially explain the origin of life on Earth. Understanding our cosmic roots offers an exciting opportunity to construct the scientific version of the story of genesis.</p> <p><a href="https://avi-loeb.medium.com/touching-a-piece-of-sky-c33077aed21"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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