with the primary mission of studying theasteroid Bennu. However, during its journey, it took an unexpected detour, snapping this striking image of Earth and the Moon. The image was used as part of ...

Although this mini-moon cannot be seen by the naked eye ... 2016 to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid, 101955 Bennu (492 metres). OSIRIS-REx arrived at Bennu on December 3, 2018 ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for ... NASA also sent the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on a mission to an ...

It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid ... space and not a result of contamination from Earth.” Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile ...

NASA/James Tralie “We now know from Bennu ... s icy moon Enceladus, where sodium carbonate has been discovered. Meanwhile, UK researchers confirmed the existence of a “super-Earth” 20 ...

It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid ... in space and not a result of contamination from Earth." Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile ...

Ever since the Bennu samples returned to Earth on Sept. 24 ... mission measured the same mineral in plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. We also learned that these minerals, formed when water ...

more research is needed to understand what precisely causes life to emerge on one planet or moon and not others. “What did Bennu not have that Earth did have?” said Jason Dworkin, an OSIRIS ...

Scientists believe Bennu is an ancient ... took several high-resolution pictures of both Earth and the Moon. [DANTE]: Yeah, the Earth Gravity Assist was a great exercise for the team.

Ever since the Bennu samples returned to Earth on Sept. 24 ... mission measured the same mineral in plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. We also learned that these minerals, formed when water ...