Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has found. ... U.K. Her current focus is on religion, ...

The spacecraft reached Bennu in 2018 after traveling 320 million kilometers from Earth. It spent two years mapping its ...

This figure illustrates key molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, which were delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023.

On Bennu, the sun rises every 4.3 Earth days and creates daytime temperatures that can be as high as around 260 degrees Fahrenheit (about 127 Celsius). At night, however, ...

In 2018, the OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to collect pristine samples, untouched by alterations induced by Earth's atmosphere, to be analyzed on Earth.

Bennu is also expected to pass closer to Earth than the moon in 2135 and if it does, our planet's gravitational pull could put it on the path to striking Earth on September 24, 2182.

Bennu is about 4.5 billion years old and a tantalizing relic from the birth of the solar system. NASA wanted to see what it was made of. NASA also wanted to study material from an object that has ...

WASHINGTON – NASA has unveiled discoveries made from examining a sample taken from the asteroid Bennu, which sheds light on ...

“The presence and state of phosphates, along with other elements and compounds on Bennu, suggest a watery past for the asteroid,” said co-lead study author Dante Lauretta, principal ...

A capsule carrying precious samples from asteroid Bennu landed on Earth on Sunday. Nasa scientists hope the material could give hints to how life here began. BBC Science editor Rebecca Morelle ...

There is a 1 in 2,700 chance the Bennu asteroid could hit Earth by 2182. By Teddy Grant. Wednesday, September 20, 2023. NASA says that asteroid Bennu could crash into planet earth in September 2182.

When scientists first observed the asteroid Bennu up close in 2018, they were shocked to find that its surface was covered with sizeable boulders. From Earth, Bennu appeared smooth.