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OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Bennu’s Water Flowed in Channels, Preserving Fragile Organics

A PNAS study using 20-nanometer spectroscopy links sharp chemical zones to narrow fluid paths that governed which molecules survived.

Cracks in Bennu’s Boulders Solve OSIRIS‑REx Thermal Mystery

Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

Bennu Samples Yield Ribose, Glucose and a Novel Polymer in Peer-Reviewed Analyses

Ribose and First Extraterrestrial Glucose Confirmed in Bennu, Along With Gum-Like Organic and Rare Stardust

Bennu Samples Reveal Bio-Essential Sugars, 'Space Gum' and Supernova Dust in New Studies

OSIRIS-REx Study Reports Tryptophan Signal in Pristine Bennu Sample

Study Reports Tryptophan in Bennu Sample, Bringing Amino Acid Tally to 15

Bennu Sample Studies Reveal Outer‑Solar‑System Roots and Interstellar Stardust

Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering

Study Simulates Global Impact of Potential Asteroid Bennu Collision in 2182

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Asteroid Bennu Probes Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Reveals Bennu's Watery Origins

NASA Successfully Opens Asteroid Sample Capsule from OSIRIS-REx Mission

NASA Successfully Opens Container of Asteroid Sample from Bennu

Bennu Asteroid Samples Puzzle Scientists with Unusual Composition

NASA Displays Sample from Asteroid Bennu at Smithsonian; Offers Insight on Origins of Universe