# NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples reveal a 4.5-billion-year-old secret

- Source: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
- Published: 2026-10-24T12:50:06+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261023023734.htm
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/nasa-s-asteroid-bennu-samples-reveal-a-4-5-billion-year-old-secret-f72a19/

Tiny samples from asteroid Bennu are rewriting scientists' understanding of how our Solar System formed. New evidence suggests that Bennu was born where material from the inner and outer Solar System mixed, with Jupiter playing a surprising role in shaping its formation.

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