Bennu

Scientists Predict Devastation If Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth In 2182

Washington: The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about ...

Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth

A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play ...

NASA Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life’s Origins

There are several planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, but only Earth is known to support life. Now, scientists have ...