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NASA s Asteroid Samples May Come from a Long-Lost Ocean World

A first look at materials from asteroid Bennu sparks speculation that the space rock was once part of an ancient, watery protoplanet

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Asteroid Bennu may be a fragment of an ancient ocean world , 1st sample analysis suggests

Scientists are working hard to analyze samples of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, with early results suggesting it may even be a chunk of an ancient water world.

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1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be a fragment of an ancient ocean world

Space.com caught up with two leading scientists now engaged in extracting and analyzing samples of asteroid Bennu retrieved by NASA s OSIRIS-Rex mission.

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1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be a fragment of an ancient ocean world

Space.com caught up with two leading scientists now engaged in extracting and analyzing samples of asteroid Bennu retrieved by NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission.

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NASA opens asteroid Bennu sample after months of troubleshooting

NASA opens asteroid Bennu sample after months of troubleshooting
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