I'm going to do it anyway. In case they overlook something.

[No real need for asking. He needs to do it because...he needs something to do in between the superheroing. To feel like like he has some control over the situation. Not that he even realizes he needs that control that when he's riding high on the good vibes of a new adventure.]

And I'll give everything I find to the science people and see if they can do anything with it.