Bennu is just over ⅓ mile, or 560 meters, in diameter. And while we know about the devastating effects of a larger asteroid (just ask the dinosaurs) and the regional effects of a much smaller ...

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 ...

A modern case in point: The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. The OSIRIS-REx mission launched in 2016. Its main aim was to study Bennu and retrieve samples to bring back ...

Bennu, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, has a 1-in-2700 chance of hitting Earth in 2182. 'A new eye on the Sun': NASA's PUNCH to track solar storms in stunning 3D ‘When space ...

In 2016, NASA embarked on a new and unique mission: sending the Osiris-REx spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid Bennu to study the rocky space object and collect samples to return to ...

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 ...

FILE PHOTO: The return capsule containing a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is seen shortly after touching down in the desert at the ...

Bennu’s potential collision with Earth is a remote but unsettling possibility, according to a new study. Bennu is about 500 metres wide—taller than the Empire State Building and as wide as ...

For more stories about SSU cuts, go to pdne.ws/4jp7Znc Sonoma State University unveiled a dramatic plan to confront its $23.9 million budget deficit Jan. 22, announcing faculty layoffs ...

For more stories about SSU cuts, go to pdne.ws/4jp7Znc Lawmakers revealed more details for a legislative forum this Friday on the $24 million in budget cuts planned for Sonoma State University ...