Asteroid Bennu up close: NASA's Osiris-REx snaps detailed images of the oddly-shaped object

NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft has made its closest approach yet to an asteroid 1.4 billion miles from Earth. The probe dipped down to just .4 According to NASA, this put it in position to break the record for'the closest distance a spacecraft has orbited a body in the solar system.' Stunning new images from after the maneuver now reveal a close look at the boulders and craters dotting the surface of the distant object. The close-up image shared this week by NASA was captured on the 13th, showing Bennu half sunlit and half in shadow from the spacecraft's view. At the time, Osiris-REx was .4