Astronomy / Space NASA gets ready to land on asteroid Bennu as new studies confirm it is a rich source of carbon

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It may look like a grey space rock, but the asteroid known as Bennu is turning out to be far from boring.

NASA is about to land on an asteroid. Here's what we know about Bennu

When NASA lands on this lumpy rock later this month it's set to land in a perfect place to find the building blocks of the solar system, say researchers.

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