Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed. "It's very fascinating to see ...

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LONDON (APTN/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - Scientists have discovered particles older than our solar system in a sample from the asteroid Bennu, brought back to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft. The ...

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA.

When NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft delivered its sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023, scientists opened an ancient time capsule. Inside it were grains of dust and rock older than our solar ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant origin Jack Tamisiea A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample ...

And I had always heard that Jupiter protected us from asteroids, not that it launched them at the Earth.

A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar ...

"Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...