First look at samples of asteroid Bennu suggests space rock could be ‘part of an ancient ocean world’
Scientists are currently examining bits and pieces fitted, packaged and labeled from asteroid Bennu, the cosmic mother lode delivered by NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer mission. This seven-year journey, known in astronomical parlance as OSIRIS-REx, brought the goods home via a sample return box that came to a complete… Read More »