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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered pieces of asteroid Bennu, which scientists hope will offer a window into the early era of the Solar System.

EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist at Australian National University in Canberra, revealed what he thinks the mysterious black material is likely to be.

Well, they've done it.

On Sunday, a sample of the Bennu asteroid finally reached Earth, the culmination of a seven-year mission. Now, scientists will analyse the rock to reveal secrets about the origin of life.

The sample landed by parachute in the Utah desert and was collected by NASA staff.

New research found that the rubble-pile asteroid Itokawa is almost as old as the solar system itself and can survive collisions for 10 times longer than its conventional, single-body counterparts.

New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled toward Earth.

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled toward Earth. Science News | Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet: Research.

The asteroid has survived in space for nearly as long as the solar system has existed

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