The first study (Nature Astronomy, "Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu"), by international authors, analysed the samples to reveal ...

This figure illustrates key molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, which were delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. Bennu is a ...

NASA has given newly revised figures about the threat posed by the asteroid 101955 Bennu. In a study released on Wednesday, NASA researchers said the chance of Bennu hitting Earth through the year ...

NASA's spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has finally reached the asteroid 101955 Bennu—which may be on collision course with the Earth—after traveling for just over two years since its launch in September ...

Officially designated 101955 Bennu, the space rock was selected as a destination of NASA's first ever asteroid sample collection mission, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, ...

NASA's asteroid samples from Bennu hold not only building blocks for life, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, but also the salty remains of an ancient water world ...

Researchers are analyzing materials returned from asteroid 101955 Bennu, and they don't look exactly like chondrules seen in meteorites. Skip to content. Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

A suite of six new studies explore the history of Bennu as NASA's OSIRIS-REx prepares to steal ... The past 4.5 billion years have been an incredibly lonely period for the asteroid 101955 Bennu.

Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in ... (101955) Bennu in September 2023—the largest sample ever returned to Earth.