Cracks and fractures in Bennu's surface seem to have been caused by heat from the sun, stunning images from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have shown.

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been in an orbit that brings it near to Earth for 1.75 million years, based on a study of craters on the asteroid’s surface.

Bennu's boulders Over the last two years, OSIRIS-REx has collected enough images of Bennu to map the asteroid's surface.

The images of Bennu’s surface mirror those sent back from Japan’s Hayabusa-2 probe which traveled to another asteroid, called Ryugu, and touched down on its surface.

You can zoom in on photos posted to the NASA website to see more detail. OSIRIS-REx's van-sized craft visited Bennu, scraped and collected material from the asteroid’s surface and sealed it into ...

Mars is a planet marked by thousands of craters, but what makes some of them truly bizarre? Thanks to the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we now have 4K images that show ...

Images taken by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft are helping scientists to understand why small particles are occasionally flying off the surface of Bennu, a nearly spherical asteroid that resembles ...

The pair of photos NASA released are incredibly detailed and sharp, showing off the rocky surface of Bennu covered in debris of varying sizes. OSIRIS-REx, which will eventually have to pick a spot ...

NASA set to unveil first pictures of Bennu asteroid sample The sample, collected by the OSRIS-REx spacecraft three years ago from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, will be unveiled at NASA's Johnston ...

The product, scheduled for public release on Nov. 18, is Goddard’s first animation in the new 4k standard, providing images with four times the resolution of high-definition (HD) TV.