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NASA OSIRIS-REx probe detects ingredients for water on asteroid Bennu

Dev Kundaliya

11 December 2018 •

NASA OSIRIS-REx probe detects ingredients for water on asteroid Bennu

The spacecraft found traces of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, known as hydroxyls, embedded in the rocky surface of the asteroid

NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft has detected signs of water on asteroid Bennu. The probe flew within 19 kilometres of...

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