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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got an up-close look at the asteroid Bennu as it crumbled apart and left a trail of debris and particles in its wake.

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NASA Got an Up-Close Look at an Asteroid Crumbling Apart

By Dan Robitzski

The NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx recently flew near the surface of the asteroid Bennu to map out alternative landing sites for its sample collection mission.

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NASA Snaps Closeup Shots of Potential Asteroid Landing Site

By Dan Robitzski

a recent discovery about 1,600-foot space rock Bennu has scientists scratching their heads: it keeps spitting up small asteroid particles.

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NASA Baffled: Asteroid Bennu Keeps Spitting Out Small Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft just zipped really close to tiny asteroid Bennu to snap an incredibly detailed image.

NASA Photographs Asteroid That Could Smash Into Earth in 22nd Century

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just announced that one of its spacecrafts has made a surprise discovery: "particle plumes erupting" from the surface of a large asteroid called Bennu.

NASA Shocked by “Plumes Erupting From an Asteroid’s Surface”

By Jon Christian

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.

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NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission Just Reached Its Target

By Kristin Houser

OSIRIS-REx Will Pass Within 11,000 Miles of Earth on Friday

OSIRIS-REx Will Pass Within 11,000 Miles of Earth on Friday

To Bennu and Back: NASA Just Launched the First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission

To Bennu and Back: NASA Just Launched the First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission

By Sarah Marquart

Bennu Is More Than An Asteroid, It’s a Story of Our Origins

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Bennu Is More Than An Asteroid, It’s a Story of Our Origins