The rugged rocks of Bennu are characterized by deep internal fissures

Study co-author and NASA X-ray scientist, Dr. Scott Eckley, seen loading a Bennu sample into an X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) machine that was used for the study. (Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz)

Asteroids don’t get the love they deserve. They do not find “cool stuff” because it is not a planet or a moon that can save life. It is “just a bunch of rocks”. But asteroids are abundant, as they are time capsules of the early solar system that have survived billions of years untouched by … Read more