Scientists have simulated what would happen if asteroid Bennu, a 500-meter-wide space rock, were to collide with Earth in September 2182. The results paint a grim picture—global climate collapse ...

Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

Bennu, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, has a 1-in-2700 chance of hitting Earth in 2182. 'Moon Dust to megawatts': Wild new tech may power cities beyond Earth 'China is worried ...

Bennu is just the latest body in the Solar System ... stating that the asteroid would cause severe blast damage if it hit Earth. Damage could occur as far as 50 km from the impact site.

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered ... When an object hits Earth’s atmosphere, it has to survive significant pressures and high temperatures.