OSIRIS-REx scientists: Taking asteroid sample was like punch

Before-and-after images and measurements revealed a treasure trove of data from the few seconds that it took for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect an asteroid sample, which is currently en route to Earth. Among the findings, published in the journal Science: The particles making up Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed and lightly bound to each other that they act more

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