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New analysis of samples from asteroid Bennu suggests it formed where inner and outer Solar System material mixed. The study found Jupiter played a role in shaping its formation. The samples are about 4.5 billion years old.
Why it matters: The findings help explain how planets, including Earth, got their building materials.
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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.
Sources: ScienceDaily · See it on the globe