The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences faculty: Research Associate Professor Mehmet Yesiltas, Professor and Department Chair Timothy Glotch and Research Professor Paul Northrup's recent research analyzed carbonaceous asteroid samples from Bennu, an asteroid visited by NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) OSIRIS-REx mission. It revealed the chemical composition of primitive solar system materials not possible to study, analyze or observe through remote sensing or conventional laboratory methods.Stony Brook University Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids
April 09, 2026
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The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences faculty: Research Associate Professor Mehmet Yesiltas, Professor and Department Chair Timothy Glotch and Research Professor Paul Northrup's recent research analyzed carbonaceous asteroid samples from Bennu, an asteroid visited by NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) OSIRIS-REx mission. It revealed the chemical composition of primitive solar system materials not possible to study, analyze or observe through remote sensing or conventional laboratory methods.
