A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
Asteroid Bennu poses a potential threat to Earth. Scientists warn that its impact could trigger a “global winter,” disrupting ...
The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...
Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...
NASA has recently increased the odds that asteroid YR4, a "city-killer" rock, could strike Earth in 2032. The space agency now estimates the chances of a collision at 1-in-38, or ...
Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...
Earth is surrounded by countless objects with relatively close orbits. Most pose no immediate threat, but some have collision ...
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.