A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane ... There are so many. I call Bennu the “trickster asteroid” because it constantly surprised us and ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

NASA brought back samples from asteroid Bennu. They revealed clues about the possible origins of life. January 29, 2025 / 1:13 PM EST / AP NASA finds key ingredient of life .

NASA’s findings from asteroid Bennu suggest solar system could be ‘teeming with the potential for life’ By Andrea Leinfelder , Staff writer Jan 29, 2025 ...

The analysis of the Bennu samples is the scientific payoff for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which in 2016 launched a probe to the asteroid on a multiyear journey.The spacecraft jabbed the asteroid ...

NASA's first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from asteroid Bennu has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system and ...

SEE THE ASTEROID SAMPLE A NASA SPACECRAFT TOOK 7 YEARS TO BRING BACK TO EARTH. Scientists with NASA's OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team published their early findings on the Bennu sample.

NASA’s first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from asteroid Bennu has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system ...

Magnesium-sodium phosphate found in NASA's OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample suggests Bennu, seen above, could have originated from an ancient, primitive ocean world. Credit: NASA What the team found was ...

NASA's spacecraft OSIRIS-REx reached asteroid Bennu on Dec. 3, 2018. After surveying Bennu, NASA plans to collect samples and send them back to Earth. Digital Culture Tech Science Life Social Good ...