Smithsonian debuts 1st display of asteroid Bennu sample

November 3, 2023

Smithsonian debuts 1st display of asteroid Bennu sampleA sizable crowd turned out to see a small rock on Friday (Nov. 3), as the Smithsonian debuted the first display of a piece of the asteroid Bennu from the sample brought back to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. a small grey rock inside a glass container
A small black stone from the asteroid Bennu is seen on on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. after being returned to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. (Image credit: Smithsonian/James Di Loreto and Phillip R. Lee) Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

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