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Photo caption: Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 under near-field optical microscope during nanoscale infrared analysis. The metallic tip (top center) of the scanning near-field optical microscope probes the sample's chemical composition at ~20-nanometer resolution, revealing distinct organic-mineral domains within this Bennu fragment returned to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. Photo Credit: Stony Brook University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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SBU Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids

Recent research by faculty from Stony Brook University’s Department of Geosciences analyzed carbonaceous asteroid samples from Bennu, an asteroid visited by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. It revealed the chemical...

March 31, 2026

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SBU Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids

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