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NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Could Cause A Global Catastrophe, Scientists Say

Bennu’s highly unlikely impact with Earth—which could happen in 157 years—could cause a global winter and drought, modeling suggests.

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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

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Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth. The post Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 appeared first on Boston.

NASA, Earth and Asteroid

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Asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? NASA's 2024 YR4 prediction explained and should we worry?

YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space Agency believe

USA Today · 3h

NASA observing ‘city-killer’ asteroid en route for Earth

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

NBC News · 1d

NASA monitoring asteroid with 2% chance of striking Earth in 2032

NASA is monitoring a recently discovered asteroid called the 2024 YR4, which is around 150-300 feet wide and is the most hazardous space rock detected in more than 20 years. Astronomer and space scientist Dr.

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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...

NASA's astonishing discovery about asteroid Bennu could change everything

REx mission returned from space 60 years later with a sample from an asteroid called Bennu, similar to the one that rained rocks on Revelstoke and continues to provid ...

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NASA reveals results from asteroid Bennu's sample return, hinting at the origins of life

New insights from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission have unveiled intriguing clues about the potential origins of life on Earth. The ...

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Bennu Asteroid Contains Material Needed for Life, NASA Mission Finds

This mineral-rich asteroid might have carried the seeds of life. Planetary scientists have discovered organic matter ...

NASA Uncovers Life’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu’s Pristine Sample

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

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NASA’s Historic Asteroid Sample Holds Clues to Life’s Origins

The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from ...

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NASA’s returned Bennu asteroid samples contain the building blocks for life

NASA's findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

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NASA finds 'key to life' in Bennu asteroid samples

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

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Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life

The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...

What Happens If Asteroid Bennu Crashes into Earth? Scientists Reveal the Deadly Truth

Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...

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