A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...

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

Imagine that the Earth was hit by an asteroid the size of the World Trade Center. What would happen? Scientists have modeled ...

Asteroid Bennu poses a potential threat to Earth. Scientists warn that its impact could trigger a “global winter,” disrupting ...

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 is a potentially dangerous object that ranks third on the list of possible future collisions with Earth compiled by Sentry. There is a possibility that it could hit the Earth in 157 ...

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 recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...