Asteroid Bennu Could Shed Light on How Ingredients for Life Reached Earth
New, detailed imagery of the asteroid’s surface show that it’s covered in boulders and carbon-containing molecules. The asteroid, discovered in 1999, was named Bennu in 2013 by a third grade student who won a contest. (NASA/GSFC/University of Arizona) – By Theresa Machemer SmithsonianMag.Com …