The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
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Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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 away. It might come even closer in the ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
Asteroid Bennu wasn’t what NASA expected. Instead of a smooth surface for sample collection, OSIRIS-REx encountered a chaotic ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
In September 2023, the space agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned 122 grams of dust and rock from Bennu to Earth, collected during a brief surface maneuver in 2020. Analysis by over ...
Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would ...