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Asteroid Bennu has a surprisingly watery past, researchers say | CNN
A sample from asteroid Bennu contains organic compounds usually found at midocean ridges on Earth, suggesting Bennu may have been part of an ancient ocean world. CNN values your feedback 1.
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Bennu asteroid: Unprecedented sample contains ‘crucial elements,’ NASA says in historic reveal | CNN
The sample, collected from the 4.5 billion-year-old near-Earth asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, arrived on Earth in a capsule on September 24, dropping from the ...
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Scientists discover ‘best problem’ as they open up asteroid sample | CNN - CNN International
Scientists have taken their first glimpse of a sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu — and stumbled upon a good bit more than they expected. When they opened the canister ...
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Watch how OSIRIS-REx dropped asteroid sample to Earth by parachute - USA TODAY
NASA officials will talk about the asteroid sample in a news conference at Johnson Space Center on Oct. 11. OSIRIS-REx fired braking rockets to slow its speed to match Bennu's.
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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
Bennu, the asteroid from which OSIRIS-REx collected its sample, is thought to be made up of material that is around 4.5 billion years old, making it a potential time capsule from the earliest ...
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NASA's 1st asteroid sample is rich in carbon and water | Space
The asteroid sample hauled to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has lots of water and carbon-containing compounds, mission team members announced today (Oct. 11).
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Video: Asteroid Bennu sample from OSIRIS-REx vehicle lands in Utah
Bennu asteroid sample: OSIRIS-REx mission timeline. A timeline of significant events: Sept. 8, 2016: Launch. OSIRIS-REx was carried into space atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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NASA first sample shows asteroid Bennu could be from small ocean world - New York Post
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 ...
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OSIRIS-REx: Asteroid sample lands in Utah, marks new NASA achievement - The Salt Lake Tribune
After mapping the asteroid using technology developed and built by Space Dynamics Laboratory, OSIRIS-REx briefly landed on Bennu, collecting the first U.S. asteroid sample on Oct. 20, 2020.
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NASA reveals results from asteroid Bennu's sample return, hinting at the origins of life - MSN
The mission, which launched on Sept. 8, 2016, targeting the primordial asteroid Bennu, believed to have remained largely unchanged since the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago.
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Asteroid Bennu has a surprisingly watery past, researchers say | CNN - CNN International
A sample from asteroid Bennu contains organic compounds usually found at midocean ridges on Earth, suggesting Bennu may have been part of an ancient ocean world. CNN values your feedback 1.