🌌 Unveiling The Origins Of Life: Diving Into Nasa's New Frontier In Space Exploration 🚀

🌟 🤝 In this episode, join us as we delve into the cosmos with Jason P. Dworkin, a Senior Scientist for Astrobiology at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Passionate about the origin of life, Jason utilizes meteoritics, astrobiology, and analytical chemistry to explore the universe and uncover its mysteries. 🔭

🕵️♂️ Currently, Jason is deeply involved in the groundbreaking OSIRIS-REx mission, where he serves as a project scientist, contamination science lead, and sample analyst. 📖

🎙️ https://bit.ly/4cJ906g

💡 This mission aims to:

🌍 Understand how life on Earth formed and evolved within a planetary context.
🛰️ Return and analyze a sample of Bennu’s surface.
🗺️ Map the asteroid.
📝 Document the sample site.
🌠 Measure the orbit deviation caused by non-gravitational forces.
🔍 Compare observations at the asteroid to ground-based observations.

🤔 How does Jason's work shed light on life's origin and early evolution while also exploring extraterrestrial input and the origin of various molecules? From cutting-edge analytical methods to recreating ancient environments in the laboratory, he takes us on a captivating journey through his research. 🧪

🔬 Want to learn more about Jason and his fascinating work? Click the link in our bio or description above and embark on an adventure into the depths of space exploration 🌌

Listen on 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/30PvU9C.