Rugged, eruptive surface of Bennu forces a rethink on asteroid sampling attempt

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is not due to bring home samples from the asteroid Bennu until some time in 2023, but already it is turning up some fascinating discoveries about this distant world. The latest data streamed back to Earth paints a picture of an unexpectedly rocky world with an affinity for blowing off some steam, forcing scientists back to the drawing board ahead of a sampling attempt due to take place next year.

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