Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision ...

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the ... Next, the researchers plan to model the responses early humans may have had to asteroid strikes, simulating their life ...

However, even a Bennu-size asteroid could drastically reduce global ... certain types of ocean algae may blossom, the model showed. The researchers said that these algae could offer an alternative ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

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 ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home. The minivan-sized OSIRIS ...

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 ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...