If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage ... of Bennu’s potential impact in the future, a research team ...

The mission saw the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft travelling to Bennu ... a true asteroid impact over a populated area. It was a ...

Among them, the asteroid Bennu ... research has shown that if Bennu were to collide, it could have a tremendous impact on Earth's climate and ecosystem. A research team led by Axel Timmermann ...

New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted ...

Your browser does not support the video element. The asteroid Bennu just keeps getting more bizarre. When NASA decided to send a probe to land on a space rock and ...

The Bennu sample results were not the only asteroid discovery announced ... blast damage if it hit Earth. Damage could occur as far as 50 km from the impact site. 2024 YR4, discovered by the ...

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 ...

September of 2023 was an exciting month for space exploration when OSIRIS-REx finally returned to Earth, dropping off the samples it had collected from the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu.

Scientists found traces of briny water and salty minerals, similar to those on Europa and Enceladus, suggesting liquid water once flowed on Bennu. A new study suggests Bennu may have formed beyond ...

Discovered in 1999, asteroid Bennu currently poses ... odds for an impact in 2024. An impact would release 2.6 billion tons of TNT, causing considerable damage. Last observed in 1979, asteroid ...