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Asteroid approaching planet Earth (Getty Images/dzika_mrowka)

Life ingredients discovered on asteroid

Asteroid approaching planet Earth (Getty Images/dzika_mrowka)

"Building blocks of life" in asteroid

Elizabeth Hlavinka

This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two years. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

NASA finds a surprise on an asteroid

Asteroid approaching earth (Getty Images/dzika_mrowka)

Bennu asteroid may strike Earth in 2182

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This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two years. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

Humanity is ready to deflect asteroids

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, file photo, an Atlas V rocket that carried the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto lifts off at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File) (AP)

Spacecraft to watch out for in 2019

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km). (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

NASA pays a visit to asteroid Bennu

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