The first study (Nature Astronomy, "Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu"), by international authors, analysed the samples to reveal ...

This figure illustrates key molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, ... “Ammonia and formaldehyde likely reacted together to form the amino acids and ...

NASA's spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has finally reached the asteroid 101955 Bennu—which may be on collision course with the Earth—after traveling for just over two years since its launch in September ...

V. E. Hamilton et al. Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu. Nature Astronomy , 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41550-019-0722-2 Cite This Page : ...

Officially designated 101955 Bennu, the space rock was selected as a destination of NASA's first ever asteroid sample collection mission, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, ...

NASA has given newly revised figures about the threat posed by the asteroid 101955 Bennu. In a study released on Wednesday, NASA researchers said the chance of Bennu hitting Earth through the year ...

More information: Daniel Glavin, Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02472-9.

A suite of six new studies explore the history of Bennu as NASA's OSIRIS-REx prepares to steal ... The past 4.5 billion years have been an incredibly lonely period for the asteroid 101955 Bennu.

Researchers are analyzing materials returned from asteroid 101955 Bennu, and they don't look exactly like chondrules seen in meteorites. Skip to content. Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

In 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, which has since been returned to Earth.