
Space & PhysicsAugust 1, 2016
To Bennu and Back
The OSIRIS-REx probe's journey to the asteroid Bennu will answer questions about our deepest past and possible futures
Dante S. Lauretta is a professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona. His primary research interests include the formation of habitable planets and the likelihood of life originating elsewhere in the universe. He enjoys mountain biking with his family in the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert he calls home.

To Bennu and Back
The OSIRIS-REx probe's journey to the asteroid Bennu will answer questions about our deepest past and possible futures