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It formed in the outer solar system, beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Despite its great distance from the sun, Bennu’s parent body remained warm because it contained radioactive elements.

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ... of the Solar System—beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

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and the resulting water reacted with rock to produce minerals that scientists have observed in meteorites and from the 2-year orbit around Bennu. "There was a surprise," according to McCoy ...