The hosts engage in a conversation with a geologist and science communicator about cosmochemistry, discussing the connection between geology and chemistry in space, planetary composition, and studying rocky planets. They also talk about the OSIRIS-REx space mission and its target, the asteroid Bennu.
Will an asteroid hit Earth in 2182? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about asteroid mining, OSIRIS-REx sample-return, and the origins of life with cosmochemist Natalie Starkey.
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