"NASA's asteroid Bennu samples have rocks unlike any meteorite ever found – Early results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu have uncovered exotic versions of chondrules – rocks …

Oct 16, 2020 · Bennu is a primordial artifact preserved in the vacuum of space, orbiting among planets and moons and asteroids and comets. Because it is so old, Bennu could be made of …

Bennu’s parent asteroid likely broke apart 1 to 2 billion years ago, and some of the fragments came together to form the rubble pile we know as Bennu. These minerals are also found on …

Sep 27, 2023 · Bennu is more than just a cold, coal-black rock gliding through our near space; it is thought to have formed 4.6 billion years ago, making it almost as old as the Solar System itself.

According to Egyptian mythology, Bennu was a self-created being said to have played a role in the creation of the world. He was said to be the ba (personality component of the soul) of the …

May 12, 2025 · Bennu is a relatively small asteroid that passes close to Earth about every six years. Bennu was the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample …

Feb 8, 2025 · Just as a quick reminder, Bennu is a rubble pile asteroid that was visited by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from 2018-2021, with the spacecraft scooping up a sample from the …

Jan 29, 2025 · “Asteroids provide a time capsule into our home planet’s history, and Bennu’s samples are pivotal in our understanding of what ingredients in our solar system existed …

Studies from Earth revealed that Bennu is a rare carbon-rich asteroid. Bennu is quite dark, reflecting only 4.5% of the light that hits it. This means that Bennu absorbs much of the Sun's …

Mar 18, 2024 · Among them, the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a surprising reservoir of a mineral called magnesium phosphate.