Why NASA's Bennu Mission Was Riskier Than Expected
June 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and Harold Connolly Jr. discuss NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu and the incredible challenges of collecting and returning asteroid material to Earth. The discussion explores why Bennu was selected, how the asteroid’s fragile “rubble pile” structure surprised scientists, the risks of the touch-and-go mission, and what the returned samples could reveal about the early solar system and the origins of life.
From 'Did Life Come From An Asteroid? With Harold Connolly Jr.'
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