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

Peer-reviewed XCT analyses scaled to boulder size pinpoint internal fractures driving the asteroid’s low thermal inertia.

ESA’s Apophis Probe on Track as China Proposes 2029 Flyby