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Tiny Particles Reveal Asteroid Bennu's Origin Story at the Beginning of the Solar System

Learn how rock and dust samples are shedding light on the origins of Asteroid Bennu and the history of the early Solar System ...
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Ancient solar system crash may explain Bennu and Ryugu’s origin

Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute have found strong evidence that near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu share a common origin with Polana, a much larger asteroid in the main belt. By ...

Spectral analysis suggests asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of Polana family

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the hypothesis that they were originally part of the Polana collisional family in the ...
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SwRI Study: Bennu, Ryugu Linked to Polana Asteroids

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the ...
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SwRI study supports theory that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of the Polana family

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the ...