Have you ever felt like escaping to your own desert island?

Jane Gaskin did exactly that, trading in the family home to begin a new life in the

tropics.

But she soon discovers that Paradise has its secrets.

I'm Alice Levine, and this is the price of Paradise,

the island dream that ends in kidnap, corruption, and murder. Wish you were here. Follow the price of Paradise Now wherever

you listen to podcasts. I'm John Bachelor with David Livingston, Dr. Space. This is the Space Show,

Hotel Mars, episode N, and we're very pleased to be visiting again with our colleague Professor

Harold Connolly of Rowan University Geology Department most importantly

Mission sample scientist on Osiris Rex's probe to Benu, John's learning these

things carefully, and co-investigator on Rehibousa Tous probe to Ryugu.

Professor, what is it we want to learn? Abusa too's probe to Ryugu.

Professor, what is it we want to learn from asteroids?

Where are we going with this sample return?

Do we need more?

What is the evidence so far point us to? Thank you.

Great questions. Yeah.

The what we're learning is what were the materials of which Earth was made from?

How was Earth made?

And did material from the cosmos,

from particularly the solar system,

bring water and or prebiotic compounds to earth from which life itself could have formed from.

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