Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations regarding the potential impact of asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year ...

NASA classifies Bennu as a medium-sized asteroid, measuring about one-third of a mile (500 metres) across. While far smaller ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

The asteroid, named Bennu, passes close to Earth every six years. It is listed as one of NASA’s “potentially hazardous ...

Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations of a potential impact of the asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year 2182.

A team of researchers have now modelled what will happen to the planet, climate and humans if this asteroid crashes on Earth ...

In a recent study, scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea ...

One of those is asteroid Bennu, the recent lucky target of an asteroid sample collection mission. In a mere 157 years – September of 2182 CE, to be precise – it has a chance of colliding with Earth.

The Earth could be sent into an "impact winter" if it is hit by the 500 metre wide Bennu asteroid where dust would be kicked ...

An asteroid with a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting us could cause a catastrophic winter. Researchers have modeled the potential ...