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Hangout on Air with Michael Puzio, Kid Who Named Asteroid Bennu

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Meet the kid who named Bennu! Bennu will be the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission. The name was suggested by 9-year-old Michael Puzio in a contest that attracted more than 8000 entries.