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"NASA Successfully Opens $1-Billion Asteroid Canister, Reveals Bennu Sample in High-Resolution Detail"

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Source: Los Angeles Times
"NASA Successfully Opens $1-Billion Asteroid Canister, Reveals Bennu Sample in High-Resolution Detail"
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After a 1.2-billion mile journey, NASA successfully opened the canister containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid, Bennu, using custom-designed tools. The approximately 9-ounce sample will be weighed, chemically analyzed, and preserved for future study. The spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, is now heading to its next mission to explore the asteroid Apophis, which will pass closer to Earth than any object of its size ever has in 2029.

Topics:science#asteroid#nasa#osiris-rex#sample-collection#space-exploration
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