The study "Climatic and ecological responses to Bennu-type asteroid collisions" was published in the journal Science Advances on Feb. 5. 'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of ...

They calculated that there is a very small chance — about 1-in-2700, or 0.037% to be exact — that asteroid Bennu, which is roughly the size of the Empire State Building, could collide with our ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...

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 ...

Another near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, has scientists worried about a disastrous impact. Though the chances of a collision are distant, they could prove catastrophic. New research shows that even one of ...

Overall, they write, a Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” reducing land photosynthesis by 36 percent and marine photosynthesis by 25 percent. That would in ...

In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...

However, many asteroids are known to be rubble piles, essentially collections of rocks held together loosely by gravity, such as the asteroid Bennu that was visited by NASA’s ORISIS-REx spacecraft.

World News. Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause World News. Elon Musk announces rescue mission for Starliner astronauts ...

Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has unveiled surprising insights into the early solar system and the potential origins of life on Earth.

The asteroid Bennu, studied by scientists, has been found to be a treasure trove of the chemical ingredients of life. The analysis of the dust samples from this asteroid, brought back to Earth by ...

This undated illustrative image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu, which is unrelated to 2024 YR4, from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. This undated illustrative image made available by ...