The OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission will deliver pieces of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, before moving on to study asteroid Apophis in 2029.
Before-and-after images and measurements revealed a treasure trove of data from the few seconds that it took for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect an asteroid sample, which is currently en route to Earth. Among the findings, published in the journal Science: The particles making up Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed and lightly bound to each other that they act more
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In a study co-authored by UH Mānoa planetary geologist David Trang, asteroid Bennu’s boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts.
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