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Smithsonian set to open Asteroid Bennu sample display

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 - The Smithsonian s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the first public display of a sample of Bennu-a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid-to museumgoers Friday, Nov. 3. The rocky fragment wa

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NASA picks 3 museums to display OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

As NASA saw its first asteroid sample return to Earth, three museums took particular notice, knowing they had been chosen to display small examples of the space rock material.

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Smithsonian to get some of the asteroid sample that NASA brought back

Smithsonian to get some of the asteroid sample that NASA brought back
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NASA picks 3 museums to display OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

As NASA saw its first asteroid sample return to Earth, three museums took particular notice, knowing they had been chosen to display small examples of the material.

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Iron-depleted, oxidized chemistry of Earth s continental crust not from crystallization of mineral garnet: Study

A new research attempted to determine the understanding of Earth s crust by testing and ultimately eliminating one popular hypothesis about why continental crust is lower in iron and more oxidized compared to oceanic crust

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