What if Bennu hit Earth? Simulations suggest catastrophe
5 days ago · Asteroid Bennu is a 1,640-foot-wide (500-meter-wide) space rock that has a 1-in-2,700 chance of hitting Earth in September 2182. Two scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics at Pusan ...
What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed ...
10 hours ago · Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid Bennu, has a 1-in-2,700 chance of hitting Earth in the year 2182.
What would happen if Bennu hit Earth? - Astronomy Magazine
1 day ago · Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid (NEA), whose orbit keeps it within 1.3 astronomical units of the Sun. (One astronomical unit, or AU, is the average Earth-Sun distance of 93 million ...
Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
1 day ago · 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 ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and ...
6 days ago · Medium-size asteroids such as Bennu collide with Earth about every 100,000 to 200,000 years, according to the study. The researchers found the strike could lead to a global winter that...
Here's What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth - Gizmodo
6 days ago · An impact from Bennu would be very destructive, but Earth has seen worse. Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid that was roughly 6 miles wide (10 kilometers across) struck Earth, killing most ...
Scientists Simulated Bennu Crashing to Earth in September ...
5 days ago · Climatic and ecological simulations of the effects of a Bennu impact, averaged over 24 months. This unexpected behavior was linked to iron in the asteroid dust and dust from material ejected from Earth on impact, a nutrient that helped the simulated algae thrive.
Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth ...
6 days ago · Scientists have revealed what would actually happen to our planet if an asteroid the size of One World Trade Center smashed into it. The findings were modeled on near-Earth asteroid Bennu,...
Scientists predict devastation if asteroid Bennu strikes ...
5 days ago · The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away. It might come even ...
What would happen if asteroid Bennu hit Earth?
5 days ago · On September 24, 2182, asteroid Bennu could collide with Earth. Although the chance is small – only 0.037% (equivalent to a 1 in 2700 chance), Bennu remains one of the most dangerous asteroids in the Solar System.