Article 619Y9 Walking on Asteroid Bennu Would Be Like Stepping Into a Ball Pit, NASA Says

Walking on Asteroid Bennu Would Be Like Stepping Into a Ball Pit, NASA Says

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In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had extended its stay even a tiny bit longer, it would have sunk right into the asteroid.

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