NASA's OSIRIS-REx Samples Reveal Asteroid Bennu Formed from Fire and Ice

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Samples Reveal Asteroid Bennu Formed from Fire and Ice

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New analysis of samples returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission indicates that asteroid Bennu likely formed at the boundary between hot and cold regions in the early solar system's planet-forming disk. This finding sheds light on the conditions present during the formation of Bennu and potentially other celestial bodies.

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