Hosted on MSN1mon
Bennu isn't likely to hit Earth - but if it did, here's what would happen
Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid (NEA), whose orbit keeps it within 1.3 astronomical units of the Sun. (One astronomical unit, or AU, is the average Earth-Sun distance of 93 million ...
New Scientist10d
The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
NASA reveals results from asteroid Bennu's sample return, hinting at the origins of life
In September 2023, we reported on the conclusion of the first phase of the OSIRIS-Rex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation ... 8, 2016, targeting the primordial asteroid Bennu, believed to have ...
Daily Express1mon
Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...
EurekAlert!1mon
Jason Dworkin and Asteroid Sample Vial (IMAGE)
In this video frame, Jason Dworkin holds up a vial that contains part of the sample from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource ...
First Coast News1mon
NASA scientists find 'ingredients for life' in asteroid sample
NASA stated that studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu that were taken by the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer ...
Associated Press1mon
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off after ...
MARCA1mon
Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause
Bennu, one of the largest asteroids, has been the subject of research and simulations in the event of an impact with our planet. Bennu is 500 meters wide and astronomers have predicted a one in ...
Physics World7d
How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth?
Climatic and ecological consequences Responses to dust injections of 400 million tonnes from a Bennu-type asteroid impact: spatial changes in surface temperature, total precipitation, percentage ...
TASS1mon
Asteroid Bennu samples represent 'building blocks' for life — NASA
Samples of rock and dust from asteroid ... Bennu revealed minerals and molecules that are key to life on Earth, NASA said. The analysis of the samples delivered by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins ...
朝日新聞社1mon
NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life
NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...