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

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

Bennu, one of the largest asteroids, has been the subject of research and simulations in the event of an impact with our planet. Bennu is 500 meters wide and astronomers have predicted a one in ...

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

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

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 an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...

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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 ...

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...