Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...

Asteroid Bennu, measuring about 1,640 feet in diameter, has a small chance of colliding with Earth on September 24, 2182. Although the probability is only 0.04% (1 in 2,700), scientists have ...

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 ...

Bennu is 500 meters wide and astronomers have predicted a one in 2,700 (0.037%) chance of it hitting Earth in the year 2182. Computer simulation tests have therefore been carried out at the IBS ...

A collision with a medium-size asteroid could create ... One of them, Bennu, has a 1-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth in September 2182, the researchers note. If that happens, the ...

Bennu, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, has a 1-in-2700 chance of hitting Earth in 2182. 'A new eye on the Sun': NASA's PUNCH to track solar storms in stunning 3D ‘When space ...

The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific ... If such an event were to occur, it wouldn't happen until the year 2182, meaning humanity has at least 157 years to prepare.

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 ...

The asteroid Bennu is a celestial body with an average diameter of about 560 meters that was discovered in 1999. It is said that it will approach Earth many times over the course of about 200 ...