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Bennu asteroid samples reveal Solar System origins
Samples from asteroid Bennu suggest it formed where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed. Scientists say Jupiter played a surprising role in shaping its formation. The findings change ideas about how the Solar System formed 4.5 billion years ago.
Why it matters
The samples help scientists understand where the building blocks of planets, including Earth, came from.
Background
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected the samples from Bennu and returned them to Earth in 2023.
Sources
- ScienceDaily ↗Oct 24, 8:50 AM ET
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