Touching a Piece of Sky
<p>My routine morning jog at sunrise was slightly delayed today by an early <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/CBC23.mp4" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">television interview</a> on the CBC News Network in Canada. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/author/natalie-kalata-1.3961819" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Natalie Kalata</a> asked me for the significance of the sample return from the asteroid Bennu today and I replied: “It feels like touching a piece of sky.” When she asked for the scientific implications, I explained that the sample return will deliver the ingredients of the early solar system, and — just like a recipe for a cake — 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>
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