Bennu asteroid samples point to a surprising origin near Jupiter

Analysis of samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe in 2023 suggests the material originated surprisingly close to Jupiter. Bennu orbits the Sun every 1.2 years and passes within about 300,000 km of Earth every six years.

• Bennu completes one orbit around the Sun every 1.2 years
• It approaches Earth every six years, passing within ~300,000 km
• Samples were collected by the OSIRIS-REx probe in 2023
• Material composition points to an origin near Jupiter