Brian May in London in May 2023.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty Images
Dave Benett/Getty Images
Brian Mayis apparently partially to thank for the return of NASA’s first-ever asteroid sample from space.
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Brian May photographed in 2016.Dave J Hogan/Getty
Brian May in London in June 2023.JMEnternational/Getty Images
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May also celebrated the news on his website.“Today is the day – the long awaited day – when the sample of a piece of material From Bennu – the asteroid most likely to hit the Earth in the future, is recovered to Earth,” the rock starwrote. “This box when it is opened of material from the surface of Bennu can tell us untold secret of the origins of the universe, the origins or our planet and the origins of life itself.”
The capsule containing pieces of the asteroid Bennu was parachuted into the Utah Test and Training Range in Utah’s West Desert after entering the earth’s atmosphere,USA Todaysaid. The sample will now be sent to Houston’s Johnson Space Center and studied.
While May is proud of the asteroid’s recovery, he maintains apprehensions regarding the advancement of certain technologies when they impact the music industry. Earlier this month, the legendary rocker shared his thoughts on theimpact of artificial intelligence in music.
He added that he believes 2023 could be “the last year when humans really dominated the music scene.”
source: people.com
