Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

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

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

Chile's dark skies, vital for astronomy, face threats from urban development. The asteroid Bennu could pose a future risk to ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

As part of the Chang'e 7 mission, China will be searching for frozen water, which is crucial for future lunar exploration.

A hot water extract from an asteroid Bennu sample was found to contain an "exceptionally high" and "surprising ... like the mirror images of L and D-serine pictured below. This means that early ...

The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. This backs up an old hypothesis that the building blocks of ...

A portion of the asteroid Bennu ... actually confirm that Bennu’s material must have originally formed, at least maybe as far as Saturn is orbiting today. DANNY GLAVIN: Yeah, this was actually one of ...

A team of researchers reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday that the asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of organic molecules, including many crucial building blocks of life.