NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Japanese researchers have discovered salt minerals on the asteroid Ryugu, suggesting that liquid water may have once been ...

Deposits Found on a Nearby Asteroid Point to Salty Water in the Outer Solar System Scientists have uncovered salt minerals in ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...

Earth could face catastrophic consequences if hit by an asteroid similar to Bennu, according to new computer simulations.

WASHINGTON, USA – The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away. It ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182 By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making ...

(CNN) — If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid ...