NASA's 1st asteroid sample is rich in carbon and water, OSIRIS-REx team finds
OSIRIS-REx 团队发现 NASA 的第一个小行星样本富含碳和水

The initial glimpses of the off-Earth material are very promising.
对地外物质的初步观察是非常有希望的。

It looks like Bennu was indeed the right target for NASA's first-ever asteroid sample-return mission.
看起来贝努确实是美国宇航局首次小行星样本返回任务的正确目标。

That mission, OSIRIS-REx, delivered pieces of the 1,650-foot-wide (500 meters) Bennu to Earth late last month. NASA gave the world its first look at the sample today (Oct. 11) during a live webcast event, which also provided a rundown of the first analyses performed on the off-Earth material.
上个月末，OSIRIS-REx 任务将 1,650 英尺宽（500 米）的 Bennu 碎片运送到地球。 NASA 在今天（10 月 11 日）的一次网络直播活动中向全世界首次展示了该样本，同时还提供了对地外材料进行的首次分析的概要。

Those very early scientific returns are promising, showing that Bennu is rich in both water and carbon-containing compounds, mission team members said.
任务小组成员说，这些早期的科学回报是有希望的，表明贝努富含水和含碳化合物。

"The OSIRIS-REx sample is the biggest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth and will help scientists investigate the origins of life on our own planet for generations to come," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement today. 
NASA 局长 Bill Nelson 在今天的一份声明中表示：“OSIRIS-REx 样本是迄今为止运送到地球的最大的富碳小行星样本，将帮助科学家们研究我们星球上的生命起源，为子孙后代提供帮助。”

"Almost everything we do at NASA seeks to answer questions about who we are and where we come from," Nelson added. "NASA missions like OSIRIS-REx will improve our understanding of asteroids that could threaten Earth while giving us a glimpse into what lies beyond. The sample has made it back to Earth, but there is still so much science to come — science like we've never seen before." 
“我们在 NASA 所做的几乎所有事情都是为了回答有关我们是谁以及我们来自哪里的问题，”尼尔森补充道。 “像奥西里斯-雷克斯这样的美国宇航局任务将提高我们对可能威胁地球的小行星的了解，同时让我们一睹小行星之外的情况。样本已经返回地球，但仍有很多科学成果——像我们一样的科学”以前从未见过。”

文章来源NASA