Ryugu, like Bennu, is a rubble-pile asteroid, so finding uracil or the other bases on Bennu may suggest that these precursors to life are typical features on such asteroids.

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

That is to say, even if it’s not Bennu headed our way, we might want to know what we are in for. Related: These 5 impact craters highlight Earth’s wild history What’s the damage ...

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.

And the sample of Bennu that will be returned to Earth won’t be anything like the meteorites we have on Earth, NASA scientists say, because so much of what they’ve learned about Bennu is ...

Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists have a much greater understanding of the near-Earth asteroid, its ...

NASA sent a spacecraft—the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (or OSIRIS-REx for short)—to the asteroid Bennu.

Bennu will have a close encounter with Earth in 2135 when it passes within half the distance of the moon. Earth’s gravity could tweak its future path and put it on a collision course with Earth ...

NASA will arrive at an asteroid called Bennu today (Dec. 3), kicking the space agency's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission into full gear. OSIRIS-REx will arrive at Bennu at about 12 p.m ...

Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists now know more than ever. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe spent many months flying through space in order to meet up with its target, a large space rock known as Bennu. … ...

And the sample of Bennu that will be returned to Earth won’t be anything like the meteorites we have on Earth, NASA scientists say, because so much of what they’ve learned about Bennu is ...