A near-Earth asteroid named Bennu has a loosely packed surface similar to a pit of plastic balls, according to NASA scientists. A spacecraft collected a sample from the asteroid in October 2020 ...

When NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from asteroid Bennu's surface in 2020, forces measured during the interaction provided scientists with a direct test of the poorly understood ...

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Asteroid Bennu wasn’t what NASA expected. Instead of a smooth surface for sample collection, OSIRIS-REx encountered a chaotic, rocky terrain that made its mission incredibly difficult. This ...

Asteroid Bennu nearly swallowed the OSIRIS-REx probe when it touched down on the rock to collect a sample, revealing that the space rock's nature was much different than scientists had thought.

NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex studied this celestial body for 505 days and even flew down to its surface to collect a sample. But the collection went a bit too well.

The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how deep it went. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The surface of asteroid Bennu acts like an impact-absorbing crumple zone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The surface of ...

This composite image of a boulder on Bennu's surface shows the cascading rim of one of the asteroid's ancient craters that originated while Bennu resided in the asteroid belt. The image combines ...