From University of Arizona: “An Asteroid of a Different Color … and Other Secrets of Bennu Unlocked”
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From University of Arizona Oct. 8…
From University of Arizona Oct. 8…
New, detailed imagery of the asteroid’s surface show that it’s covered in boulders and carbon-containing molecules
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe has been in orbit around asteroid Bennu for almost two years now, providing us with an unparalleled…
New findings from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that the interior of the asteroid Bennu could be weaker and less dense than…
New findings from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that the interior of the asteroid Bennu could be weaker and less dense than…
OSIRIS-REx rendezvoused with Bennu, an asteroid orbiting the sun over 200 million miles from Earth, in late 2018. Since then…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) mission to the near-Ea…
It also had... water? This is amazing!
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission, launched on Sept. 8, 2016, is the first U.S. mission designed to retrieve a pristine…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has performed detailed analyses of the asteroid Bennu, which revealed signs of ancient flowing water
Banner image: Artist's depiction of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swooping toward the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of…