Bennu asteroid samples point to a surprising origin involving Jupiter

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe collected samples from asteroid Bennu, which orbits the sun every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years. Analysis of these samples suggests Bennu's surprising origin involving Jupiter, offering new insights into our solar system's history.

The asteroid Bennu orbits the sun once every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years, passing within around 300,000 kilometers. NASA took advantage of this to collect material from the celestial body. In a spectacular operation in 2023, the US space agency collected samples from the surface of the asteroid Bennu by its OSIRIS-REx probe.